title: Superficial angiomyxoma presenting as a groin hernia in a male toddler.
abstract: Angiomyxomas are a group of relatively rare mesenchymal myxoid tumors. There are three types: superficial angiomyxoma, aggressive angiomyxoma, and angiomyofibroblastoma. These tumors have a predilection for occurring in the perineum of middle aged females. The youngest reported case was in a 4-year-old female. The youngest male patient was 8 years old. This report presents a case of a 2-year-old male with a groin superficial angiomyxoma mimicking an inguinal hernia. Wide local excision was performed without recurrence at 3-month follow-up. The clinical and pathologic characteristics of this group of tumors are discussed.
authors.affiliation: General Surgery Service, Ireland Army Community Hospital, Fort Knox, Kentucky 40121-5520, USA.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Velanovich
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006119:Groin; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009232:Myxoma / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery