title: Leiomyoma of a digital artery.
abstract: Benign, soft-tissue masses of the hand are common. A vascular leiomyoma is an unusual tumor of smooth-muscle origin. In a 62-year-old man, the tumor arose from within a digital artery. Persistent symptoms prompted an excisional biopsy, requiring resection of a portion of the artery. Adequate collateral circulation preempted the need for a vascular graft. Vascular repair or grafting may be necessary if collateral circulation is not adequate.
authors.affiliation: Rehabilitation Medicine Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center, San Diego, California.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Botte
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Silver
mesh_terms: D001158:Arteries / Q000601:surgery*; D005385:Fingers / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009383:Neoplasms, Vascular Tissue / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography