title: Intramuscular hemangioma complicated by a Volkmann's like contracture of the forearm muscles.
abstract: Intramuscular hemagiomas are rare tumors constituting less than 1% of all hemangiomas. The clinical picture is usually unlike a conventional vascular tumor. Pre-operative diagnosis is very difficult and most often, the condition is recognized only during surgery or after histopathological examination. This is a report of one such rare tumor,which presented as a painful mass in the Flexor Digitorum Superficialis. It was accompanied by the hitherto unreported complication of a Volkmann's like contracture of the deeper forearm muscles. The peculiar feature of this tumor are highlighted and are discussed with a review of relevant literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, MS Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Sunil
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005542:Forearm; D018324:Hemangioma, Capillary / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D016896:Treatment Outcome