Diffuse angiomatosis of the extremities presenting as a sarcoma

Arch Pathol Lab Med. 1990 Sep;114(9):987-90.

Abstract

Diffuse angiomatosis of the extremities is a rare condition characterized by extensive or multifocal benign mass-forming vascular lesions involving multiple tissue planes; histologically, adipose and fibrous tissue are admixed with vascular elements that vary from capillary proliferations to large vessels that are often structurally abnormal. Although diffuse angiomatosis most likely represents a hamartomatous form of arteriovenous malformation, it behaves clinically as a benign but slowly progressive and unresectable neoplasm. We describe a case of diffuse angiomatosis of the lower extremity that presented clinically as a soft-tissue sarcoma.

MeSH terms

  • Angiomatosis / diagnosis*
  • Angiomatosis / pathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Leg / blood supply*
  • Leg / pathology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Sarcoma / diagnosis*
  • Sarcoma / pathology
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / pathology