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A. Patrizi; I. Neri; S. Marzaduri; P. A. Fanti
Istituto di Clinica Dermatologica, Bologna, Italy

Arch Dermatol. 1998;134:1145-1150.

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REPORT OF A CASE

A 2-day-old boy, the second child of healthy, nonconsanguineous parents, who had been normally delivered at the 42nd week of an uneventful pregnancy was referred to our dermatologic department for the evaluation of a congenital, nontender hemispheric tumor that was 2 cm in diameter. This lesion, which was localized in the right deltoid muscle, had a smooth surface that was pink-red with some tiny telangiectasias and surrounded by a 4- to 5-mm, raised, pale halo (Figure 1).

Figure 1.

An ultrasonographic examination revealed a solid structure measuring 2.1 cm in diameter without calcifications. The findings of the rest of the physical examination were normal; in particular, there was no evidence of hepatosplenomegaly or superficial lymphadenopathy. The results of routine hematologic and chemical analysis of blood, radiography of the chest, and urinalysis, including catecholamine metabolite levels (vanillylmandelic acid and homovanillic . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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