VENOUS ANGIOMAS OF SKELETAL MUSCLE

Abstract

An angioma may be defined as a tumor mass composed of vascular channels and spaces (arterial, venous, capillary or lymphatic), nearly always of benign nature, arising in various areas of the body. There is divergence of opinion as to the nature of these growths. By some they are considered as true tumors, and it is well known that they may grow and exhibit the characteristics of a malignant neoplasm. By others, however, they are looked on as a simple malformation—a mass of "swollen blood vessels"—in some instances, at least, clearly related to injury. Their course is variable, many remaining stationary, some actually disappearing spontaneously. Though the majority are congenital in origin, they often do not produce symptoms until the age of late childhood or early adult life. The features of angiomatous malformations in different regions of the body have been adequately covered in the literature. Davis and Kitlowski¹and