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Atlas of dermatopathology
Josef Feit, Hana Jedličková, Günter Burg, Luděk Matyska, Spasoje Radovanovic et al.
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+ Introduction
+ Literature
+ Support
+ Skin biopsy
+ Non-tumorous skin diseases
+ Skin tumors
+ Cysts of the skin and subcutis
+ Soft tissue lesions
+ Some lesions of the oral cavity
+ Dermatovenerology
+ Collection of histological slides by prof. Günter Burg
+ Collection of histological slides by prof. Werner Kempf
+ Collection of histological slides of dr. Ram Chandra Adhikari
Microvenular hemangioma
Clinical signs
  • rare type of hemangioma
  • age: most often young adults
  • location: extremities, axillary region, trunk
  • usually solitary lesion (patch, plaque)
  • size: less than 2 cm
Histology

Tumor consists of multiple small blood vessels of venular type in hyalinized or sclerotic stroma. The shape of the vessels is irregular, sometimes collapsed, “antlers-like”. Conspicuous layer of pericytes around these lumens is present (ASMA and smooth muscle actin positive), which is helpful in differential diagnosis against angiosarcoma or Kaposi's sarcoma. No cellular atypias and no inflammatory cells are present.

Microvenular hemangioma (2356)