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Acquired Localized Subcutaneous Cavernous Vascular Malformations of the Hand

From the Division of Plastic Surgery, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Correspondence: Professor M.M. Al-Qattan, FRCS(C), Head, Division of Plastic Surgery, PO Box 18097, Riyadh 11415, Saudi Arabia. fax: +9661-467-9493; E-mail: moqattan{at}hotmail.com

A series of 15 patients with acquired localized subcutaneous cavernous (venous) vascular malformations of the hand is reported. There were nine women and six men. The malformation was first noted at a mean age of 24 years (range, 16–40 years). Six patients had solitary lesions and nine had multiple lesions. A painful mass was the most common presenting symptom. Calcification within the malformation was noted radiologically in one-third of the patients. Patients were managed with simple excision of the symptomatic lesions with no recurrence.

Key Words: cavernous • venous • vascular malformations • hand

Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume), Vol. 29, No. 2, 139-143 (2004)
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsb.2003.11.002


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