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Tufted Angioma of the Leg a Rare Clinicopathological Presentation


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1 Department of Surgery; Department of Surgery and Pathology Pt.B.D.Sharma, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak-124001, Haryana,, India
2 Department of Pathology, Department of Surgery and Pathology Pt.B.D.Sharma, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak-124001, Haryana,, India
     

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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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Acquired Tufted Angioma, Benign Vascular Tumour, Sebaceous Cyst.
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Authors

M. G. Vashist
Department of Surgery; Department of Surgery and Pathology Pt.B.D.Sharma, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak-124001, Haryana,, India
M. Verma
Department of Surgery; Department of Surgery and Pathology Pt.B.D.Sharma, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak-124001, Haryana,, India
Nitin
Department of Surgery; Department of Surgery and Pathology Pt.B.D.Sharma, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak-124001, Haryana,, India
S. K. Mathur
Department of Pathology, Department of Surgery and Pathology Pt.B.D.Sharma, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak-124001, Haryana,, India
S. Garg
Department of Pathology, Department of Surgery and Pathology Pt.B.D.Sharma, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak-124001, Haryana,, India

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.

Keywords


Acquired Tufted Angioma, Benign Vascular Tumour, Sebaceous Cyst.