Electronic Resource
Oxford, UK; Malden, USA
:
Munksgaard International Publishers
Journal of cutaneous pathology
32 (2005), S. 0
ISSN:
1600-0560
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Background: The term ‘glomeruloid haemangioma’ was coined by Chan et al. for a histologically distinctive cutaneous haemangioma, which they considered a specific cutaneous marker for POEMS syndrome. Glomeruloid haemangiomas appear to be specific to POEMS syndrome, because they have not been reported in patients without this syndrome.Methods: We report on an 86-year-old man without POEMS syndrome and with a solitary red papule on the face.Results: A cutaneous biopsy showed histological findings consistent with a glomeruloid haemangioma. Physical examination of the skin did not show any other cutaneous lesion and laboratory and radiological studies ruled out the presence of POEMS syndrome.Conclusions: Glomeruloid haemangiomas could exceptionally be present as solitary vascular tumours and out of the context of POEMS syndrome. To our knowledge, this is the first case reported of glomeruloid haemangioma without POEMS syndrome. Moreover, the presentation on the face is also highly unusual.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.0303-6987.2005.00353.x
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