Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 16, Issue 3 , Pages e61-e62, September 2010

Arteriovenous hemangioma of the foot—A case report

Department of Orthopedics Surgery, Foot & Ankle Division, University of Virginia, Box 800159, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA

Received 17 November 2009; received in revised form 24 March 2010; accepted 31 March 2010. published online 06 May 2010.

Abstract 

We report a case of a 40-year-old woman who presented with a heel mass on her left foot. She underwent removal of the mass, which was found to be an arteriovenous hemangioma (AVH). Arteriovenous hemangioma is a rare tumours, especially in the foot which is extremely rare. This tumour should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a mass presenting in the foot.

Keywords: Foot mass, Hemangioma, Arteriovenous type

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PII: S1268-7731(10)00049-4

doi:10.1016/j.fas.2010.03.007

Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 16, Issue 3 , Pages e61-e62, September 2010

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