Korean J Dermatol.
2009 Sep;47(9):1102-1104.
A Case of Spindle Cell Hemangioma
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Seoul, Korea. gygy.lee@samsung.com
- 2Department of Dermatology, Masan Samsung Hospital, Masan, Korea.
Abstract
- Spindle cell hemangioma is an uncommon variant of vascular tumor, and it was first described as a unique vascular lesion that's characterized by cavernous blood vessels separated by spindle cells. It is recently thought to be a benign hemangioma with a reactive process. It mostly affects the distal extremities and it present as single or multiple lesions that are often painful. Histologically, thin-walled cavernous vessels are seen to be intermixed with varying proportions of bland spindle cells with vesicular nuclei. We report here on an interesting case of spindle cell hemangioma in a 39-year-old woman.
