Cutaneous leiomyosarcoma mimicking arteriovenous malformation

Abstract

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Soft tissue sarcoma mimicking an arteriovenous malformation – A case report and review of literature

“…VA can also mimic other conditions like lymphatic malformations, synovial sarcoma, and cutaneous cysts, requiring the use of different imaging modalities, such as MRI, to differentiate them and provide insights into their morphologic characteristics [ 13 ]. Furthermore, some hyper vascularized tumors could initially be misdiagnosed as AVM, as they can have obscure clinical and radiologic features including paraneoplastic, paracrine, and vascular syndromes [ [14] , [15] , [16] ]. For instance, several soft tissue tumors could mimic AVM and small asymptomatic or atypical Kaposiform Hemangioendotheliomas (KHEs) can be misdiagnosed as unusual variants of Infantile Hemangioma (IH) or other AVM [ [17] , [18] , [19] ].…”