Superficial angiomyxoma of the thumb mimicking a malignant bone tumor: case report

Anil K Bhat; Ashwath M Acharya; Prashant Rosario; C K Anuradha; Lakshmi Rao

doi:10.1016/j.jhsa.2014.01.004

Superficial angiomyxoma of the thumb mimicking a malignant bone tumor: case report

J Hand Surg Am. 2014 May;39(5):937-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2014.01.004. Epub 2014 Feb 28.

Authors

Anil K Bhat¹, Ashwath M Acharya², Prashant Rosario¹, C K Anuradha¹, Lakshmi Rao¹

Affiliations

¹ Hand and Microsurgery Unit, Department of Orthopaedics, Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Manipal University, Manipal, India; Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Manipal University, Manipal, India.
² Hand and Microsurgery Unit, Department of Orthopaedics, Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Manipal University, Manipal, India; Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Manipal University, Manipal, India. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 24582847
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2014.01.004

Abstract

Superficial angiomyxoma is a distinctive cutaneous soft tissue neoplasm commonly involving dermal and subcutaneous tissues and showing a prominent angiomyxoid matrix interspersed with numerous blood vessels. We report a case of superficial angiomyxoma in a 70-year-old man who presented with a fungating swelling on the distal phalanx of the thumb mimicking a malignant tumor. The diagnosis of superficial angiomyxoma was made based on histopathology and immunohistochemistry. We report this lesion because of its rare presentation with extensive distal phalangeal osteolysis mimicking a malignant bone tumor.

Keywords: Thumb tumor; angiomyxoma; lytic lesion.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Bone Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Male
Myxoma / diagnosis*
Myxoma / pathology
Soft Tissue Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Soft Tissue Neoplasms / pathology
Thumb*