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Clinical, dermoscopic and histopathologic findings of retiform hemangioendothelioma

2013; Linguagem: Inglês

10.5826/dpc.0304a03

2160-9381

Amanda Nascimento Cavalleiro de Macedo Mota, Giuseppe Argenziano, Iris Zalaudek, Simonetta Piana, Caterina Longo, Elvira Moscarella, Aimilios Lallas,

Vascular Malformations and Hemangiomas

Retiform hemangioendothelioma (RH) is an uncommon vascular neoplasm of borderline malignancy that clinically develops as a solitary, gradually enlarging exophytic mass, nodule or plaque, most often on the lower limbs, upper limbs and trunk. Clinical recognition of RH is troublesome because of its non-specific appearance, with differential diagnosis comprising a variety of benign and malignant tumors clinically presenting as reddish nodules. In this article we describe the clinical, dermoscopic and histopathologic findings in a case of RH developing on the flank of a 26-year-old woman, and discuss the possible role of dermoscopy in facilitating the clinical recognition of this rare tumor.