Adult hemangioma in the foot

KL and SA wrote the manuscript. A bluish skin discolouration is a classic examination finding. There are separate categories for lesions associated with major named vessels, lesions associated with other anomalies and provisionally unclassified vascular anomalies [ 26 ]. High flow lesions arteriovenous malformations demonstrate serpiginous flow-voids. November They most often occur in the 3rd and 4th decade and often present as slow growing painless lumps, though neurological symptoms may be present [ 18 , 20 ].

Steroid injections and intralesional sclerotherapy are effective non-operative methods. Download references. Intramuscular hemangioma or angioma IMH is a benign vascular neoplasm of the skeletal muscle. Surgical management of intramuscular hemangioma of the foot: a case report. Brit J Surg. Physical examination demonstrated a firm mass on the plantar surface of the first intermetatarsal space IMS without motor nor sensory deficit. AM and FB who are consultants with keen interest in surgical oncology retrospectively reviewed the case.

Plain films may reveal phleboliths that are round lumps of calcifications primarily due to thrombosis within the lesion [ 13 ]. Pathology examination of the surgical specimen demonstrated an intramuscular hemangioma without any signs of malignancy. The surrounding bony structures of the forefoot were unaffected. The lesion had completely taken up the 1st IMS displacing the soft tissues of the midfoot without any signs of infiltration Fig. References 1.