Histiocytoid hemangioma with prominent fingernail involvement

Dermatology. 1994;189(1):87-9. doi: 10.1159/000246794.

Abstract

Only 2 cases of histiocytoid hemangioma localized in the nail apparatus have been reported in the literature. We describe here a patient affected by multiple histiocytoid hemangiomas involving the 3rd right digit and fingernail. The pathological features were typical for a diagnosis of histiocytoid hemangioma showing vascular proliferation characterized by enlarged endothelial cells associated with inflammatory cells. Phenotypic characterization of the proliferating cells confirmed their vascular origin.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Fingers
  • Hemangioma / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nail Diseases / pathology*
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology*