Open AccessIntravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia: An unusual histopathological entity
Author(s) -
Qury S Mahapatra,
Kavita Sahai,
Ajay Malik,
NS Mani
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian dermatology online journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-5673
pISSN - 2229-5178
DOI - 10.4103/2229-5178.160269
Subject(s) - medicine , pathology , histopathology , hyperplasia , thrombus , soft tissue , hemangioma , lesion , cd31 , sarcoma , subcutaneous tissue , immunohistochemistry
Intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia (Masson's tumor) is a benign lesion of the skin and subcutaneous tissue consisting of a reactive proliferation of endothelial cells with papillary formations related to a thrombus. It poses a diagnostic challenge as the clinical signs and symptoms are nonspecific and may mimic a soft tissue sarcoma. The diagnosis is based on histopathology. Here we report two cases of Masson's hemangioma occurring on the upper lip and on the left hand.