Intramuscular hemangioma complicated by a Volkmann's like contracture of the forearm muscles.

ABSTRACT

Intramuscular hemagiomas are rare tumors constituting less than 1% of all hemangiomas. The clinical picture is usually unlike a conventional vascular tumor. Pre-operative diagnosis is very difficult and most often, the condition is recognized only during surgery or after histopathological examination. This is a report of one such rare tumor,which presented as a painful mass in the Flexor Digitorum Superficialis. It was accompanied by the hitherto unreported complication of a Volkmann's like contracture of the deeper forearm muscles. The peculiar feature of this tumor are highlighted and are discussed with a review of relevant literature.