[Acquired tufted angioma in an adult: failure of pulsed dye laser therapy].

Abstract

BACKGROUND:

Tufted angioma, described by Wilson Jones in 1976, is a benign acquired vascular tumor occurring in children or young adults, usually located on the neck or the upper part of the thorax. Pathology examination confirms the diagnosis showing well-limited lobules in the dermis composed of tight clusters of capillaries without atypical cells.

CASE REPORT:

An 81-year-old woman consulted for a large extensive angiomatous lesion involving the neck and shoulder which had developed over two years. Histopathology reported tufted angioma. Treatment with pulsed dye laser was unsuccessful.

DISCUSSION:

Different treatments have been proposed for tufted angiomas: surgery, cryotherapy, interferon, argon laser and pulsed dye laser. This is a second cases of unsuccessful treatment, perhaps due to deep extension of the angioma.

• Authors: S Dewerdt, A Callens, L Machet, M C Grangeponte, L Vaillant, G Lorette
• Journal: Annales de dermatologie et de venereologie (Ann Dermatol Venereol) Vol. 125 Issue 1 Pg. 47-9 (Jan 1998) ISSN: 0151-9638 [Print] France
• Vernacular Title: Angiome en touffes acquis de l'adulte: échec du traitement par laser à colorant pulsé.
• PMID: 9747209 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Topics

• Aged
• Aged, 80 and over
• Female
• Head and Neck Neoplasms (surgery)
• Hemangioma, Capillary (surgery)
• Humans
• Laser Therapy
• Skin Neoplasms (surgery)
• Treatment Failure