Eccrine angiomatous hamartoma.
BACKGROUND
Eccrine angiomatous hamartoma (EAH) is a rare benign lesion that mimics a capillary ("strawberry") hemangioma (CH) in appearance. EAH slowly grows and becomes symptomatic whereas CH typically regresses over time.


OBJECTIVE
To increase awareness of this rare hamartoma and emphasize the need for histopathologic evaluation of similar appearing lesions and thus prompt excision versus observation.


METHODS
Literature review and report of an illustrative case.


RESULTS
Histopathologic confirmation of EAH in a lesion clinically indistinguishable from CH and successful surgical extirpation.


CONCLUSIONS
EAH is a rare hamartomatous neoplasma clinically similar to CH in appearance. Histopathologic examination of suspected lesions is recommended for delineation as CH generally involutes spontaneously whereas EAH may require surgical excision due to pain and hyperhidrosis.
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Division of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, James A. Haley Veterans Administration Hospital, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa 33612.
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Seleznick
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Fenske
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D002196:Capillaries / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004439:Eccrine Glands / Q000473:pathology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000473:pathology*; D018324:Hemangioma, Capillary / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D013848:Thigh