RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Plantar angiomyxolipoma in a child
JF BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP bcr0920114752
DO 10.1136/bcr.09.2011.4752
VO 2011
A1 Mubarak Al Shraim
A1 Mahboob Hasan
A1 Ali Hawan
A1 Khaled Radad
A1 Refaat Eid
YR 2011
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2011/bcr.09.2011.4752.abstract
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.