Angiomyxoma of the nasal dorsum treated by Mohs surgery |
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Authors: | Steven L Kahn Mark E Juhl Michael Sidiropoulos Joan Guitart Sasha Antonijevic Aleksandar L Krunic |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Dermatology, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, USA;2. College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, USA;3. Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA |
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Abstract: | Cutaneous angiomyxomas are myofibroblastic neoplasms with locally aggressive behaviour and a high risk of recurrence. We describe a case of a solitary cutaneous angiomyxoma presenting on the nasal dorsum of a 28‐year‐old man, excised with Mohs surgery using permanent section control and repaired with an advancement flap. Histology showed myxoid nests of bland CD34‐positive and vimentin‐positive stellate and spindled cells in the deep dermis and abundant thin‐walled blood vessels. An echocardiogram, performed to rule out the possibility of a cardiac myxoma with cutaneous embolisation, was normal. |
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Keywords: | angiomyxoma Mohs surgery myxoma superficial angiomyxoma |
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