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CC BY 4.0 · Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica (RBCP) – Brazilian Journal of Plastic Surgery 2024; 39(04): s00451801870
DOI: 10.1055/s-0045-1801870
Relato de Caso

Surgical Alternative for Multiple Pilar Cutaneous Leiomyoma of the Lower Limb: Case Report and Literature Review

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Igor Moura Soares 
1   Departamento de Cirurgia Plástica, Hospital Daher Lago Sul, Brasília, DF, Brasil.
,
Armando dos Santos Cunha 
1   Departamento de Cirurgia Plástica, Hospital Daher Lago Sul, Brasília, DF, Brasil.
,
Lucas Albuquerque Aquino 
1   Departamento de Cirurgia Plástica, Hospital Daher Lago Sul, Brasília, DF, Brasil.
,
Lucas Vargas Dalbosco 
1   Departamento de Cirurgia Plástica, Hospital Daher Lago Sul, Brasília, DF, Brasil.
,
Marcela Santos Vilela 
1   Departamento de Cirurgia Plástica, Hospital Daher Lago Sul, Brasília, DF, Brasil.
,
Saulo Francisco de Assis Gomes 
1   Departamento de Cirurgia Plástica, Hospital Daher Lago Sul, Brasília, DF, Brasil.
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Abstract

Pilar leiomyoma, or benign neoplasia of the arrector pili muscles, is an uncommon pathology, although it is the most frequent type of cutaneous leiomyoma. It occurs in young adults, affecting both sexes equally. It presents as multiple or isolated, reddish-brown, papulonodular lesions. Although no malignant tumors have been reported, it is important to include this pathology in the differential diagnosis of papulonodular cutaneous lesions. Surgical treatment is often reserved for prolonged and symptomatic cases, with relapse reports. In this paper, we report the case of a 28-year-old male patient with a diagnosis of pilar leiomyoma on the lateral thigh and right leg who underwent a tangential skin resection.

Keywords

plastic surgery - leiomyoma - lesion - neoplasias - skin

Author's Contributions

IMS: analysis and/or interpretation of data, validation, and writing – original draft; ASC: supervision; LAA: formal analysis; LVD, methodology; MSV, data curation; and SFAG: writing – original draft.




Publication History

Received: 04 October 2023

Accepted: 29 September 2024

Article published online:
11 February 2025

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Igor Moura Soares, Armando dos Santos Cunha, Lucas Albuquerque Aquino, Lucas Vargas Dalbosco, Marcela Santos Vilela, Saulo Francisco de Assis Gomes. Alternativa cirúrgica para leiomioma cutâneo pilar múltiplo de membro inferior: Relato de caso e revisão da literatura. Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica (RBCP) – Brazilian Journal of Plastic Surgery 2024; 39: s00451801870.
DOI: 10.1055/s-0045-1801870
 

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