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. 2008 Aug 28;1(1):131.
doi: 10.1186/1757-1626-1-131.

Aggressive angiomyxoma presenting with huge abdominal lump: A case report

Sanjeev Kumar  1 , Nikhil Agrawal, Rahul Khanna, Ak Khanna
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Aggressive angiomyxoma presenting with huge abdominal lump: A case report

Sanjeev Kumar et al. Cases J. .

Abstract

Agressive angiomyxoma is a rare mesenchymal neoplasm. It mainly presents in females. We here present a case of angiomyxoma presenting as huge abdominal lump along with gluteal swelling. Case note is described along with brief review of literature.

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Figure 1
CECT of the abdomen.
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Figure 2
Intraoperative photograph of the tumor.
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Microscopic photograph of the tumor.
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