Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia of the nail bed and bone: successful treatment with radiation therapy |
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Authors: | C Conill† I Toscas† JM Mascaró Jr ‡ A Vilalta‡ JM Mascaró‡ |
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Institution: | Department of Radiation Oncology, Hospital Clinic, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain. cconill@clinic.ub.es |
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Abstract: | Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia (ALHE) is a rare entity characterized by the presence of one or several papules or nodules in the skin. Histopathology of ALHE shows a marked proliferation of blood vessels with distinctive large endothelial cells and variable inflammatory infiltrates with eosinophils. We report a 32-year-old Caucasian woman with multiple nodules involving the skin, subcutaneous tissue and bone of the distal phalanx of the fingers that were treated successfully with orthovoltage radiation therapy (40 Gy/20 fractions) and without any side-effects after 9 years of follow-up. |
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Keywords: | angiolymphoid hyperplasia radiation therapy |
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