introduction: lobular capillary hemangioma (lch) is a benign lesion of vascular origin. it rarely involves nasal cavity which most commonly manifests as progressive nasal obstruction and epistaxis. case report: in this report we present a case of lch of the nasal cavity which occurred approximately one month after delivery. there was no recurrence after complete endoscopic resection during one ...

To the Editor: Lymphangioma circumscriptum (LC) is not a tumor but rather a congenital malformation of the superficial lymphatics. It presents as groups of deep-seated, vesicle-like papules, resembling frog spawn, at birth or shortly thereafter. Also, the sites of predilection are the abdomen, axillae, genitalia, and mouth, particularly the tongue.[1] Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome (KTS) is relativ...

littoral cell angioma is a splenic vascular tumor of splenic sinus lining cells that is considered benign in general. this report describes a case of littoral cell angioma with no malignant histological features. the lesion is composed of anastomosing vascular channels resembling splenic sinus; they are lined by endothelial cells which show mitotic activity very rare. immunohistochemically, the...

There are many causes of leg swelling or edema. Leg edema due to systemic condition disease demonstrates chronic, bilateral features, whereas caused by vascular shows more complex clinical features including secondary skin changes and ulcerative lesion, resulting in complicated outcomes with less frequent early diagnosis appropriate management. Definite differential might not be possible medica...

Introduction: Vascular abnormalities are relatively uncommon lesions, but head and neck is a common region for vascular malformation which is classified as benign tumors. In this paper, the authors report a rare presentation of vascular malformation in the tongue and its managements. Case Report: An 18 months 2 old child presented with a giant mass of tongue which caused functional and aesth...

A seronegative middle-aged Saudi man with history of Kaposi sarcoma, presents a recurrent dusky brown nodular lesion on the thigh. Histopathologic examination showed spindle cell intervening slit-like vascular spaces that are immunoreactive to HHV-8.

Received June 2008 Accepted September 2008 INTRODUCTION Neurofibromatosis is an autosomal dominant progressive disorder with an incidence of approximately 1 in 3000 live births.(1) Its recognized features include hyperpigmented skin lesions (cafe-au-lait spots), neurofibromas, iris hamartomas, macrocephaly, central nervous system tumors, defects of the skull and facial bones, and vascular lesio...