title: Angioleiomyoma in the palm of an 11-year-old boy.
abstract: Angioleiomyoma is a solitary form of leiomyoma that usually occurs as a painful subcutaneous lesion, with a predilection for the lower extremities of middle-aged women. In this report the case of an 11-year-old boy with angioleiomyoma mimicking giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath (GCTTS) in the palm is presented. After marginal excision of the tumor, histopathologic and immunohistochemical studies confirmed a typical case of angioleiomyoma and ruled out the preoperative diagnosis of GCTTS. There was no evidence of local recurrence at the 1-year follow-up examination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Chiayi, 6, West Sec., Chia-Pu Rd., Pu-Tz, Chiayi, Taiwan. kc2672@adm.cgmh.org.tw
authors.forename: Kuo-Chin
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Kam-Fai
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D018229:Angiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005870:Giant Cell Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013710:Tendons