Capillary hemangioblastoma of soft tissue: report of a case and review of the literature.
Capillary hemangioblastoma (CH) is a tumor of unknown histogenesis that arises primarily in the posterior cranial fossa, either as a sporadic event or in association with von Hippel-Lindau disease. To date, only 6 examples of a tumor with morphological features of CH arising in the somatic soft tissues have been documented in case reports and small series, and 3 of these tumors were associated with a peripheral nerve. Herein, we report a case of CH arising in the gastrocnemius muscle and not associated with a peripheral nerve in a 53-year-old woman with no clinical stigmata or family history of von Hippel-Lindau disease.
Patton
Kurt T
KT
Department of Pathology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Satcher
Robert L
RL
Laskin
William B
WB
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D018952:Antigens, CD34; D019408:Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1; D009418:S100 Proteins; D014746:Vimentin; C094377:inhibin-alpha subunit; D007265:Inhibins; D026122:Factor XIIIa; D010751:Phosphopyruvate Hydratase