Intravascular myopericytoma in the heel: case report and literature review

Intravascular myopericytoma (IVMP), regarded as a variant of myopericytoma, is a rare tumor. Very few cases have been described, none in the foot. The first case of IVMP located in the heel of the foot is described in this article. A literature review is reported of all cases of IVMP published in th...

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Autores: Valero, José, Salcini Macías, José Luis, Gordillo Fernández, Luis María, Gallart, José, González, David, Deus, Javier, Lahoz, Manuel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/162969
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/162969
https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000000642
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Glomus tumor
Myofibromatosis
Adults
Angiosarcoma
Spectrum
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Sumario:Intravascular myopericytoma (IVMP), regarded as a variant of myopericytoma, is a rare tumor. Very few cases have been described, none in the foot. The first case of IVMP located in the heel of the foot is described in this article. A literature review is reported of all cases of IVMP published in the English literature. A 48-year-old man possessed an IVMP on the heel of the right foot. The physical examination and histopathological and ultrasound studies are described. The literature review yielded 5 cases of IVMP, 2 of which were in the thigh and 1 each in the oral mucosa, the periorbital region, and the leg. The possibility that these lesions may be malignant suggests that the histopathological study of vascular tumors should include immunohistochemical tests.