Angiomyxoma of the nasal dorsum treated by Mohs surgery. (21st October 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kahn, Steven L; Juhl, Mark E; Sidiropoulos, Michael; Guitart, Joan; Antonijevic, Sasha; Krunic, Aleksandar L
• Is Part Of: Australasian journal of dermatology. Volume 57:Number 1(2016)
• Page Start: e8
• Page End: e10
• Publication Date: 2014-10-21
• Subjects: angiomyxoma -- Mohs surgery -- myxoma -- superficial angiomyxoma; Dermatology -- Periodicals; Dermatology -- Australasia -- Periodicals; 616.5005
• DOI: 10.1111/ajd.12245
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0004-8380

Abstract

Abstract: Cutaneous angiomyxomas are myofibroblastic neoplasms with locally aggressive behaviour and a high risk of recurrence. We describe a case of a solitary cutaneous angiomyxoma presenting on the nasal dorsum of a 28‐year‐old man, excised with Mohs surgery using permanent section control and repaired with an advancement flap. Histology showed myxoid nests of bland CD34‐positive and vimentin‐positive stellate and spindled cells in the deep dermis and abundant thin‐walled blood vessels. An echocardiogram, performed to rule out the possibility of a cardiac myxoma with cutaneous embolisation, was normal.