Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Intravenous Lobular Capillary Hemangioma in the Cephalic Vein

Koichi Yabunaka; Haruka Oshima; Yasunori Ota; Masayo Matsuzaki

doi:10.4103/jmu.jmu_210_21

Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Intravenous Lobular Capillary Hemangioma in the Cephalic Vein

J Med Ultrasound. 2022 May 27;31(1):66-68. doi: 10.4103/jmu.jmu_210_21. eCollection 2023 Jan-Mar.

Authors

Koichi Yabunaka^{1

2}, Haruka Oshima³, Yasunori Ota⁴, Masayo Matsuzaki²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ultrasound, Ono Memorial Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
² Division of Health Science, Department of Children and Women's Health, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
³ Department of Dermatology, Ono Memorial Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
⁴ Department of Pathology, Research Hospital, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.

Abstract

A 60-year-old man presented with focal swelling on the dorsal surface of the left wrist. The sonographic exam revealed the presence of a smoothly rounded hypoechoic mass, with internal blood flow in the lumen of the vein. The histopathological findings led to the diagnosis of intravenous lobular capillary hemangioma (LCH). Here, we reported an intravenous LCH arising from the cephalic vein on the dorsal surface of the left wrist hand and discussed the related ultrasonographic findings.

Keywords: Cephalic vein; color Doppler; intravenous lobular capillary hemangioma; superb microvascular imaging; ultrasonography.

Publication types

Case Reports