Acquired tufted angioma showing spontaneous regression

Summary We report a 62‐year‐old woman with acquired tufted angioma. Several scattered reddish nodules were present on the neck and upper chest. During a follow‐up period of 6 months, some of the lesions showed transient spontaneous regression and one disappeared completely. Electron microscopy revea...

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Veröffentlicht in:	British journal of dermatology (1951) 1992-12, Vol.127 (6), p.645-648
Hauptverfasser:	MIYAMOTO, T., MIHARA, M., MISHIMA, E., HAGARI, Y., SHIMAO, S.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Dermatology Female Hemangioma - pathology Hemangioma - ultrastructure Hereditary diseases of the skin. Congenital diseases of the skin. Haemangioma of the skin, of mucosae and of soft tissue Humans Immunohistochemistry Lectins - analysis Medical sciences Middle Aged Plant Lectins Remission, Spontaneous Skin Neoplasms - pathology Skin Neoplasms - ultrastructure von Willebrand Factor - analysis
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Zusammenfassung:	Summary We report a 62‐year‐old woman with acquired tufted angioma. Several scattered reddish nodules were present on the neck and upper chest. During a follow‐up period of 6 months, some of the lesions showed transient spontaneous regression and one disappeared completely. Electron microscopy revealed that a few tumour cells contained Weibel‐Palade bodies in their cytoplasm.
ISSN:	0007-0963 1365-2133
DOI:	10.1111/j.1365-2133.1992.tb14881.x