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Volume: 8 | Issue: 2 | Published: Apr 24, 2024 | Pages: 22 - 25 | DOI: 10.24911/ejmcr.173-1681329530

An unusually large superficial angiomyxoma with delayed presentation due to COVID-19: a case report

Authors: Niall O'Hara , Valdone Kolaityte , Tigani Eltigani

Article Info

Authors

Niall O'Hara

Plastic surgery department, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, UK

ORCID

Valdone Kolaityte

Plastic surgery department, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, UK

Tigani Eltigani

Plastic surgery department, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, UK.

Publication History

Received: April 12, 2023

Revised: December 01, 2023

Accepted: February 10, 2024

Published: April 24, 2024

Abstract

Background: Superficial angiomyxoma is a rare, benign, soft-tissue tumour. It has a non-specific presentation and there is no clear diagnostic investigation. Therefore, it is usually not suspected pre-operatively and managed incorrectly with a biopsy or narrow margin excision, which increases the recurrence rate. Case presentation: A case of an unusually large superficial angiomyxoma is described with a delayed presentation to a plastic surgery clinic due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The patient was a 53-year-old male with an atraumatic 8x4 cm subcutaneous, mobile swelling to the left thigh. Excision was performed with no evidence of recurrence at six months. The mass was an uniloculated cyst with gelatinous myxoid stroma. Immunohistochemistry was positive for Alcian blue and CD34. Conclusion: This case report raises awareness of this rare lesion and provides a review of diagnostic aids as well as clear intra-operative photography of what a surgeon might expect when this tumour is encountered.

Keywords: superficial angiomyxoma, angiomyxoma, cutaneous tumour, Carney complex, case report, green

Pubmed Style

Niall O'Hara, Valdone Kolaityte, Tigani Eltigani. An unusually large superficial angiomyxoma with delayed presentation due to COVID-19: a case report. EJMCR. 2024; 24 (April 2024): 22-25. doi:10.24911/ejmcr.173-1681329530

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Niall O'Hara, Valdone Kolaityte, Tigani Eltigani. An unusually large superficial angiomyxoma with delayed presentation due to COVID-19: a case report. https://ejmcr.com/articles/1257 [Access: December 25, 2024]. doi:10.24911/ejmcr.173-1681329530

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Vancouver/ICMJE Style

Niall O'Hara, Valdone Kolaityte, Tigani Eltigani. An unusually large superficial angiomyxoma with delayed presentation due to COVID-19: a case report. EJMCR. (2024), [cited December 25, 2024]; 24 (April 2024): 22-25. doi:10.24911/ejmcr.173-1681329530

Harvard Style

Niall O'Hara, Valdone Kolaityte, Tigani Eltigani (2024) An unusually large superficial angiomyxoma with delayed presentation due to COVID-19: a case report. EJMCR, 24 (April 2024): 22-25. doi:10.24911/ejmcr.173-1681329530

Chicago Style

Niall O'Hara, Valdone Kolaityte, Tigani Eltigani. "An unusually large superficial angiomyxoma with delayed presentation due to COVID-19: a case report." 24 (2024), 22-25. doi:10.24911/ejmcr.173-1681329530

MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Niall O'Hara, Valdone Kolaityte, Tigani Eltigani. "An unusually large superficial angiomyxoma with delayed presentation due to COVID-19: a case report." 24.April 2024 (2024), 22-25. Print. doi:10.24911/ejmcr.173-1681329530

APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Niall O'Hara, Valdone Kolaityte, Tigani Eltigani (2024) An unusually large superficial angiomyxoma with delayed presentation due to COVID-19: a case report. , 24 (April 2024), 22-25. doi:10.24911/ejmcr.173-1681329530