Tufted Angioma in Children: Report of Two Cases and a Review of the Literature

Silva, Alessandra Dutra da; Ramos, Grasieli de Oliveira; Gomes, Rita Fabiane Teixeira; Martins, Marco Antônio Trevizani; Lamers, Marcelo Lazzaron; Filho, Manoel Santa’Ana; Rados, Pantelis Varvaki; Hildebrand, Laura de Campos; Visioli, Fernanda

doi:10.1155/2014/942489

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“…19 Postoperative surveillance is recommended as recurrence of both TA and KHE has been reported. 3,6 Malignant transformation of these lesions has never been reported. No evidence currently exists regarding the efficacy of GKRS for these lesions.…”

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Intracranial intraaxial cerebral tufted angioma: case report

D’Amico¹,

Zanazzi²,

Hargus³

et al. 2018

Journal of Neurosurgery

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Tufted angioma (TA) is a rare, slow-growing, vascular lesion that commonly presents as a solitary macule, papule, or nodule arising in the soft tissues of the torso, extremities, and head and neck in children and young adults. Adult-onset cases have been infrequently reported. While typically benign, TAs may be locally aggressive. Complete physical examination and hematological workup are recommended in patients with TA to exclude the presence of Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon (KMP). The authors describe the case of a 69-year-old man with a contrast-enhancing frontal lobe lesion, with surrounding vasogenic edema, which was treated by gross-total resection. Characteristic histological features of a TA were demonstrated, with multiple cannonball-like tufts of densely packed capillaries emanating from intraparenchymal vessels in cerebral cortex and adjacent white matter. Tumor recurrence was detected after 4 months and treated with adjuvant Gamma Knife radiosurgery. To the extent of the authors' knowledge, this case illustrates the first report of TA presenting in an adult as an intracranial intraaxial tumor without associated KMP. The fairly rapid regrowth of this tumor, requiring adjuvant treatment after resection, is consistent with a potential for locally aggressive growth in a TA occurring in the brain.

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Intracranial intraaxial cerebral tufted angioma: case report

D’Amico¹,

Zanazzi²,

Hargus³

et al. 2018

Journal of Neurosurgery

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“…Angioblastoma of Nakagawa, also known as tufted angioma (TA), is an indolent vascular tumor of endothelial origin, presenting commonly as erythematous macule/plaque located over the head–neck and trunk. It can occur at birth or late infancy 1 …”

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Tufted angioma with coagulopathy: a dermoscopic evaluation and successful treatment

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“…Mucosal involvement has been reported. 56 The Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon (KMP) is a complication associated with KHE and TA. It is characterized by the presence of a large vascular lesion, thrombocytopenia, and a consumption coagulopathy, causing significant bleeding, and it must be treated aggressively.…”

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