title: Case for diagnosis.
abstract: Vascular leiomyoma are uncommon benign smooth muscle tumors which generally present as a single painful nodule in the lower limbs. We report a case of vascular leiomyoma on the second finger of the left hand, an unusual location for this tumor.
authors.affiliation: Pedro Ernesto University Hospital, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. ludqmiranda@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ludmilla Queirós
authors.initials: LQ
authors.lastname: Miranda
authors.forename: Fernanda Valente da Silva
authors.initials: FV
authors.lastname: Rehfeldt
authors.forename: Roberto Souto da
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: João Carlos Macedo
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Fonseca
authors.forename: Maria de Fátima Guimarães Scotelaro
authors.initials: Mde F
authors.lastname: Alves
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018229:Angiomyoma / Q000473:pathology*; D005385:Fingers / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*