Intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia in the hand of a fencer.
A case of intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia in the hypothenar eminence of a 23-year-old female fencer is described. Differential diagnosis with other similar benign and malignant lesions was made using histopathology and immunohistochemistry. The possible post-traumatic proliferative histogenesis is discussed. The non-malignant nature of the mass was confirmed after a three year follow-up.
Borrelli
L
L
University of Naples, First Medical School, Institute of Pathological Anatomy and Histology, Italy.
Ciniglio
M
M
Maffulli
N
N
Del Torto
M
M
D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000098:blood supply; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006390:Hemangioendothelioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery