Author/Authors :
HAMMEDI، FATEN نويسنده Department of pathology, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia , , FOULI، SARRA نويسنده Department of pathology, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia , , HADHRI، RIM نويسنده Department of pathology, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia , , LEILA، NJIM نويسنده Department of pathology, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia , , MAKKI CHAWECHE، MOHAMED نويسنده Department of General surgery, Regional Hospital, Moknine, Tunisia , , MAHMOUDI، HOUDA نويسنده Department of pathology, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia , , MOUSSA، ADNENE نويسنده Department of pathology, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia , , ZAKHAMA، ABDELFATEH نويسنده Department of pathology, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia ,
Abstract :
Angiomyxolipoma is considered as a variant of lipoma admixed with myxoid stroma and blood vessels. It was
first described in 1996 by Mai and since then, 16 cases have been reported in literature, mostly in subcutaneous
tissue. We report the case of a 50-year-old male who presented with a painless swelling of the right thigh. The
ultrasonography revealed a vascularized inhomogeneous, slightly hyperechoic well defined mass measuring a
maximum of 8 cm across. The patient underwent a large excision. The diagnosis was retained on histological and
immunohistochemical findings. Angiomyxolipoma is an extremely rare benign tumor. This entity has to be
differentiated from other benign and malignant lesions, the latter being much more common.
