Back to Search Start Over

Extravulvar subcutaneous cellular angiofibroma

Authors :
José Fernando Val-Bernal
María Francisca Garijo
Source :
Journal of Cutaneous Pathology. 25:327-332
Publication Year :
1998
Publisher :
Wiley, 1998.

Abstract

Cellular angiofibroma is a rare distinctive mesenchymal neoplasm of the vulva or perineal region. We report here one unique extravulvar case. A 43-year-old woman presented with an asymptomatic tumor, 7 cm in diameter, located in the subcutaneous tissue of the chest below the left submammary sulcus. Histologically, the lesion was composed of uniform spindled stroma cells, numerous thick-walled vessels, and scarce mature adipocytes. An additional feature was the presence of prominent perivascular lymphoid aggregates. The stromal cells were positive for vimentin and negative for CD34 and muscle, epithelial, myoepithelial, or neural markers. Although nasopharyngeal angiofibroma or the group of acral angiofibromas have a concurrent heading, cellular angiofibroma should not be mistaken with them. Differential diagnosis of this distinctive tumor especially includes aggressive angiomyxoma, angiomyofibroblastoma, superficial angiomyxoma, vascular myxolipoma, and other tumors with spindle cells reminiscent of those in angiofibroma.

Details

ISSN :
16000560 and 03036987
Volume :
25
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of Cutaneous Pathology
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....ddd31f6f9ec1db7a691c146cc682edd0
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0560.1998.tb01754.x