[Acquired tufted angioma in an adult: failure of pulsed dye laser therapy].

BACKGROUND

Tufted angioma, described by Wilson Jones in 1976, is a benign acquired vascular tumor occurring in children or young adults, usually located on the neck or the upper part of the thorax. Pathology examination confirms the diagnosis showing well-limited lobules in the dermis composed of tight clusters of capillaries without atypical cells.

CASE REPORT

An 81-year-old woman consulted for a large extensive angiomatous lesion involving the neck and shoulder which had developed over two years. Histopathology reported tufted angioma. Treatment with pulsed dye laser was unsuccessful.

DISCUSSION

Different treatments have been proposed for tufted angiomas: surgery, cryotherapy, interferon, argon laser and pulsed dye laser. This is a second cases of unsuccessful treatment, perhaps due to deep extension of the angioma.