1/2. Giant vascular leiomyoma with extensive calcification in the forearm.Vascular leiomyoma or angioleiomyoma is a benign solitary smooth muscle tumor that occurs in the forearm relatively rarely. Most of these tumors are composed of venous vessels, but in some reports small arteries have been traced in the tumors. We describe a 72-year-old man who presented with a slowly enlarging mass in the distal forearm with extensive calcification. Our case had the following three peculiarities compared with common findings in patients with a vascular leiomyoma: (1) elderly age; (2) giant size tumor; and (3) tumor with extensive calcification. The ulnar artery was involved in the tumor. Simple excision of the tumor, including the ulnar artery, was performed. There was no recurrence and no cold intolerance.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = giant (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/2. Giant vascular leiomyoma in the hand.Vascular leiomyoma or angioleiomyoma is a benign solitary tumour that arises from the mediae layer of the vein walls. It is usually located in the wall of the uterus. We describe a 73-year-old man who presented with a slowly growing mass in the thenar region of his right hand which, on histological examination, was shown to be a giant vascular leiomyoma. This is extremely rare and we could find only about 100 such cases reported in English.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = giant (Clic here for more details about this article) |