Tufted Angioma of the Leg-A rare Clinicopathological Presentation
Journal Title: The Indian Practitioner - Year 2014, Vol 67, Issue 6
Abstract
Acquired tufted angioma is a rare benign vascular tumour of skin and subcutaneous tissues. Sites commonly involved are neck, shoulders and thorax region. It is diagnosed on its characteristic histopathological features. A case of acquired tufted angioma presenting as soft tissue swelling on medial side of leg which was mimicking as sebaceous cyst is being presented.
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M. G Vashist, M Verma, Nitin Mathur, S. K Mathur, S Garg
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