A congenital purplish tumour

An ethnic Bengali baby boy presented at birth with a purplish tender lesion on the medial side of his right knee (figure 1A). In the following weeks, the lesion remained stable in size. An ultrasound scan showed a solid mass, slightly heterogeneous, with a vascular pole but no bone involvement (figure 1B). Question 1 What is your diagnosis?Congenital haemangioma Vascular malformations Infantile myofibroma Malignant tumours Tufted angioma Answer 1 The correct answer is E. Tufted angioma (TA) represents a benign vascular tumour that may be congenital, acquired, sporadic or hereditary.1 It usually occurs during infancy or early childhood on the neck, trunk or upper extremities.2 It appears as a dusky red, violaceous solitary tumour or infiltrating plaque, sometimes with hyperhidrosis or hypertrichosis. The differential diagnosis includes congenital haemangioma (rapid involuting congenital haemangioma—RICH and...

Source: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Education and Practice - March 19, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Matarazzo, L., Delise, A., Zennaro, F., Bussani, R., Demarini, S., Berti, I., Ventura, A. Tags: Oncology, Surgery, Immunology (including allergy), Child health, Pathology, Radiology, Dermatology, Surgical diagnostic tests, Clinical diagnostic tests, Radiology (diagnostics) Epilogue Source Type: research