vascular leiomyoma

vas·cu·lar lei·o·my·o·ma

a markedly vascular leiomyoma, apparently arising from the smooth muscle of blood vessels.

Synonym(s): angioleiomyoma, angiomyofibroma, angiomyoma

vascular leiomyoma

a neoplasm that has developed from smooth muscle fibers of a blood vessel.

angioleiomyoma

(1) A benign smooth muscle tumour that can occur any place in the body, arising in the tunica media of vessel walls as a nodular subcutaneous nodule; more common on the lower leg of middle-aged women.
(2) A skin lesion consisting of a solitary deeply eosinophilic well-circumscribed nodule in the deep dermis of acral skin which histologically consists of spindled cells.

vas·cu·lar lei·o·my·o·ma

(vas'kyū-lăr lī'ō-mī-ō'mă)

A benign neoplasm arising from the smooth muscle of blood vessels and characterized by marked vascularity.

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Duinslaeger L, Viererdeels T, Wylock P: Vascular leiomyoma of the hand.

Herren DB, Zimmermann A, Buchler U: Vascular leiomyoma in an index finger undergoing malignant transformation.

Angioleiomyoma of the Achilles tendon

We report an unusual case of a recurrent laryngeal vascular leiomyoma in a 64-year-old woman who also had a concurrent parathyroid adenoma and a history of breast carcinoma.

We report an unusual case of a recurrent laryngeal vascular leiomyoma in a patient with a concurrent parathyroid adenoma and a history of breast carcinoma.

Examination of the pathology specimen identified the mass as a vascular leiomyoma.

These findings were consistent with the diagnosis of recurrent laryngeal vascular leiomyoma, solid type.

To the best of our knowledge, only i other case of a recurrent vascular leiomyoma of the larynx has been published in the literature.

Recurrent vascular leiomyoma of the larynx: Clinical and histopathologic characteristics and treatment

Vascular leiomyoma of the carotid sheath simulating a carotid body tumor.

Undifferentiated metastatic carcinoma and myoepithelioma: two rare causes of hypervascular masses of the parapharyngeal space

Vascular leiomyoma of the inferior turbinate--Report of a case and review of the literature.

Vascular leiomyoma with abundant adipose cells of the nasal cavity.

Vascular leiomyoma of the nasal cavity: Report of a case and review of literature.

Sinonasal leiomyoma: report of 2 cases

Angioleiomyomas, also known as angiomas and vascular leiomyomas, account for 5% of all benign soft-tissue tumors; they commonly occur in patients between the fourth and sixth decades of life.

Angioleiomyoma of the internal auditory meatus: A rare occurrence in the internal auditory canal