Angioleiomyoma Pinna

Sinonasal angioleiomyoma.

BACKGROUND Angioleiomyoma of the nasal cavity is an extremely rare benign neoplasm. It usually occurs in the lower extremities. Up to date, only few cases of angioleiomyoma have been reported. First case of angioleiomyoma of nasal cavity was reported in 1966. We report a rare case of angioleiomyoma arising from the right maxillary sinus. CASE REPORT A 43-year-old lady presented with recurrent...

Preauricular Angioleiomyoma

Preauricular masses are commonly seen in the otology clinic. Excisional biopsy is essential for diagnosis, and treatment is necessary to reduce the risk of malignancy and for cosmetic purposes. We recently treated a rare case of angioleiomyoma of the preauricular area. Angioleiomyoma is a benign tumor arising from smooth muscle within blood vessel walls. These tumors can arise anywhere in the b...

Ectopic pinna.

Angioleiomyoma of the Auricle

IMAGES location apart from the predilection sites because of its nature of having no clinical symptoms or diagnostic characteristics. We report a rare case of angioleiomyoma on the antihelix of the left ear and a review of the literature on such tumors. A 58-year-old woman was referred to our clinic for excision of a mass on the antihelix of her left ear. The patient gave a history of noticing ...

[Asymptomatic digital angioleiomyoma].

Angioleiomyomas that present with no symptoms are extremely rare, except when located on the head and neck. 1 Three cutaneous variants of this tumor have been described: piloleiomyoma, which originates in the erector pili muscle; angioleiomyoma, which originates in the smooth muscle of blood vessel walls; and genital leiomyoma, which originates in the smooth muscle of the scrotum, vulva, or nip...