title: Cutaneous intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia: a benign lesion that may simulate angiosarcoma.
abstract: An example of intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia (Masson's pseudoangiosarcoma) of the skin of the forearm is presented. The clinical and pathologic features of the unusual lesion are described. Its benign, self-limited nature is emphasized, despite histopathologic features which may suggest the diagnosis of angiosarcoma. Appropriate therapy should therefore be directed to local excision rather than radical surgery.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006390:Hemangioendothelioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery