ABSTRACT
Congenital cutaneous angioleiomyoma is an extremely rare benign smooth muscle tumor. We present a case of a firm, painful subcutaneous mass noticed at birth on the left leg that on surgical excision proved to be an angioleiomyoma. Prognosis is good, and recurrences are uncommon. To our knowledge, this is the second report of a congenital angioleiomyoma.
Subject(s)
Angiomyoma/diagnosis , Skin Neoplasms/diagnosis , Angiomyoma/congenital , Angiomyoma/pathology , Angiomyoma/surgery , Female , Humans , Infant , Prognosis , Skin Neoplasms/congenital , Skin Neoplasms/pathology , Skin Neoplasms/surgery , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
Angiomyomas of the oral cavity are rare benign vascular neoplasms. In particular, the congenital form has not been reported before in the English language literature. We present a congenital angiomyoma of the tongue that was found on the posterior middle of the tongue in an infant. On MRI, the mass showed an isointense signal to muscle on the T1 weighted image and a slightly hyperintense signal on the T2 weighted image. Immunohistochemically, tumour cells were positive to desmin and smooth muscle actin, but negative to vimentin and S100. The treatment was surgical excision and no recurrence was found during the 26 month follow-up period.
