Acquired giant tufted angioma: a rare entity

Authors

  • Sumit Sen Department of Dermatology, IPGMER & SSKM Hospital, 240,AJC Bose Road,Kolkata
  • Anusree Gangopadhyay Department of Dermatology, IPGMER & SSKM Hospital, 240,AJC Bose Road,Kolkata
  • Projna Biswyas Department of Dermatology, IPGMER & SSKM Hospital, 240,AJC Bose Road,Kolkata
  • Gobinda Chatterjee Department of Dermatology, IPGMER & SSKM Hospital, 240,AJC Bose Road,Kolkata
  • Falguni Nag Department of Dermatology, IPGMER & SSKM Hospital, 240,AJC Bose Road,Kolkata

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.66344/jpad.v23i1.268

Keywords:

Tufted angioma

Abstract

Tufted angioma is an uncommon benign vascular tumour encountered usually in infancy and early childhood. Lesions are mostly confined to the trunk and face and generally not larger than 10 cm in diameter. Our case was about an 11-year-old boy who presented with a very large, enhancing, reddish brown coloured, tender plaque on loin. Histopathology revealed circumscribed, multiple foci of closely set vascular channels giving the canon ball appearance suggestive of tufted angioma. Giant tufted angiomas are rare and hence reported.

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Published

09.12.2016

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Vol. 23 No. 1 (2013): January - March

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Case Reports

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Acquired giant tufted angioma: a rare entity. J Pak Assoc Dermatol [Internet]. 2016 Dec. 9 [cited 2026 Jul. 26];23(1):90-2. Available from: https://www.jpad.com.pk/index.php/jpad/article/view/268