PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Mubarak Al Shraim
AU  - Mahboob Hasan
AU  - Ali Hawan
AU  - Khaled Radad
AU  - Refaat Eid
TI  - Plantar angiomyxolipoma in a child
AID  - 10.1136/bcr.09.2011.4752
DP  - 2011 Nov 09
TA  - BMJ Case Reports
PG  - bcr0920114752
VI  - 2011
4099  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2011/bcr.09.2011.4752.short
4100  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2011/bcr.09.2011.4752.full
AB  - Angiomyxolipoma, a lipoma variant with myxoid areas and vascular proliferation was originally described in 1996 and till date has only 12 cases in published literature. Only two cases have been reported in children involving buccal mucosa and knee, respectively. The authors report a case of angiomyxolipoma, on the plantar surface of the left foot, in a 4-year-old male child who presented to our institution in Abha city (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia). The significant differential diagnosis of this neoplasm from other similar lipomatous tumours occurring in adult and paediatric population is discussed. The importance of recognising these tumours lies in their recognition as separate entity and the present case may add to the knowledge, clinical behaviour and prognosis of these less reported lipomatous neoplasms.