Open AccessExtragenital Aggressive Angiomyxoma of the Axilla and the Chest Wall
Author(s) -
Bhavyal,
Lakshmi Rao,
Anjali Rao,
Shivani Sharma,
Rathika D. Shenoy
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2013/5458.2891
Subject(s) - aggressive angiomyxoma , axilla , immunohistochemistry , medicine , lesion , mesenchymal tumor , pathology , vulva , radiology , cancer , breast cancer
Aggressive angiomyxomas are uncommon mesenchymal tumours which most often arise in the perineal and the pelvic regions in women. Extragenital aggressive angiomyxonas are extremely rare. We are reporting a young male with an aggressive angiomyxoma which involved the axillary region and extended into the anterior chest wall, which demonstrated its characteristic histomorphological features. The diagnosis was confirmed by immunohistochemistry. A careful histological examination, along with immunohistochemistry, aids in diagnosing this lesion and differentiating it from tumours which have similar histologies.