title: Arteriovenous hemangioma of the foot--a case report.
abstract: We report a case of a 40-year-old woman who presented with a heel mass on her left foot. She underwent removal of the mass, which was found to be an arteriovenous hemangioma (AVH). Arteriovenous hemangioma is a rare tumours, especially in the foot which is extremely rare. This tumour should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a mass presenting in the foot.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics Surgery, Foot & Ankle Division, University of Virginia, Box 800159, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA. drvenkat_perumal@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Venkat
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Perumal
authors.forename: Caycedo J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Francisco
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006365:Heel; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery