Korean J Dermatol.
1998 Aug;36(4):726-731.
Two Cases of Tufted Angioma
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, Ewha Womans University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Tufted angioma, a relatively rare, benign, slowly progressive angiomatous proliferation in children, was first described as a variant of hemangioma by Nakagawa in 1949. It occurs most commonly on the neck and upper trunk as red to purple coalescent papules or nodules. More than 50% of these cases occur during the first year of life. It appears to be benign despite the progressive spread of this tumor and no malignant changes have been reported. The characteristic histological feature is that multiple small well-circumscribed angiomatous tufts and lobules scatter in a cannonball arrangement through the dermis with peripheral dilated crescent-shaped lymphatic channels. We report two cases of tufted angioma developed in infants. Routine biopsy specimens and immunohistocheinical stainings showed typical features of tufted angioma.
