title: Anterior abdominal wall haemangioma with inguinal extension.
abstract: Haemangioma are common benign vascular tumour but Intramuscular haemangiomas are rare tumours comprising less than 1% of all. The most frequent sites are extremities, head and neck whereas abdominal wall is a quiet rare location. Ultrasonography is an appropriate initial diagnostic modality and MRI is the investigation of choice. A rare case presented to us as Intramuscular haemangioma of anterior abdominal wall with inguinal extension. Ultrasonography with Doppler study and MRI was suggestive of same finding. Intraoperatively patient had huge haemangioma involving external oblique, internal oblique and transverse abdominus muscle. Wide local excision with meshplasty was done as part of muscle had to be removed. Histology confirmed the diagnosis of Intramuscular Haemangioma.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Padamashree Dr D Y Patil Medical College , Pimpri, Pune, India .
authors.forename: Priti P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Surgery, Padamashree Dr D Y Patil Medical College , Pimpri, Pune, India .
authors.forename: Siddharth P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Dubhashi
authors.affiliation: Senior Resident, Department of Surgery, Padamashree Dr D Y Patil Medical College , Pimpri, Pune, India .
authors.forename: Kaushal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Choudhary
keywords: Anterior abdominal wall; Intramuscular haemangioma