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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · J Lab Physicians 2014; 6(01): 053-054
DOI: 10.4103/0974-2727.129094
Case Report

Angioleiomyoma of the Forearm

Biswajit Dey
Department of Pathology, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India
,
Jyotsna Naresh Bharti
Department of Pathology, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India
,
Parul Gautam
Department of Pathology, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India
,
Seema Kaushal
Department of Pathology, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India
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ABSTRACT

Angioleiomyoma is a benign tumor of vascular smooth muscle origin. Although many factors have been implicated in its pathogenesis, presence of lipometaplasia suggests its hamartomatous nature. This tumor presents as a painful nodular mass in extremities. Thus angioleiomyoma should be considered as a differential diagnosis of any solitary painful mass of forearm. Herein we report a case of 37-years-old female presenting with a slow growing mass in the right forearm. Histopathological and immunohistochemical examination confirmed the diagnosis of angioleiomyoma.

Key words:

Angioleiomyoma - forearm - immunohistochemistry - lipometaplasia


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