Chronic pain: illusion or pathology? A case report of a vascular leiomyoma in the leg.
Patients with chronic pain constitute a major problem for the surgeon as the cause of their pain is often difficult to diagnose and is only rarely a well circumscribed lesion which is amenable to surgical or other treatment. We report a case of chronic pain due to a vascular leiomyoma beneath the deep fascia of the leg. Angioleiomyomas are rare tumours that are usually found in the subcutaneous tissue.
Duchateau
J
J
Department of Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Brugmann, Brussels, Belgium.
Zielonka
E
E
Guelinckx
P J
PJ
D002908:Chronic Disease; D005205:Fascia; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology*