CAVERNOUS HAEMANGIOMA IN THE GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE: A RARE PRESENTATION IN THE GERIATRIC AGE GROUP
Intramuscular haemangiomas are believed to be hamartomatous and are a distinctive type of haemangioma occurring within skeletal muscle. They account for less than 1% of all haemangiomas. They occur more often in trunk and extremity muscles. A sixty-five-year old lady presented with swelling and pain...
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Published in | NITTE University journal of health science Vol. 4; no. 3; p. 101 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Mangalore
Nitte University
01.09.2014
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Summary: | Intramuscular haemangiomas are believed to be hamartomatous and are a distinctive type of haemangioma occurring within skeletal muscle. They account for less than 1% of all haemangiomas. They occur more often in trunk and extremity muscles. A sixty-five-year old lady presented with swelling and pain from the back of the left knee for two years. On clinical examination, a mass of about 10x10 cm in size was noted in the left popliteal fossa. The swelling was tender with well defined borders but fixed to the muscle. She had a flexion deformity of knee of ten degrees. MRI revealed a large encapsulated cystic lesion in the posterior aspect of the muscular compartment of the knee. The present case is a rare occurance of a cavernous haemangioma of the gastrocnemius in a 65-year-old lady which was managed by surgical methods. |
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ISSN: | 2249-7110 2249-7110 |