title: Extragenital aggressive angiomyxoma of the axilla and the chest wall.
abstract: Aggressive angiomyxomas are uncommon mesenchymal tumours which most often arise in the perineal and the pelvic regions in women. Extragenital aggressive angiomyxonas are extremely rare. We are reporting a young male with an aggressive angiomyxoma which involved the axillary region and extended into the anterior chest wall, which demonstrated its characteristic histomorphological features. The diagnosis was confirmed by immunohistochemistry. A careful histological examination, along with immunohistochemistry, aids in diagnosing this lesion and differentiating it from tumours which have similar histologies.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, KMC, Manipal University , Manipal, India .
authors.forename: Bhavna
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nayal
authors.forename: Lakshmi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Anuradha C K
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Swati
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Rajgopal
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shenoy
keywords: Aggressive angiomyxoma; Axilla; Chest wall; Extragenital