Acral arteriovenous tumor

Abstract

A unique, superficial, lobulated, benign vascular tumor of the skin, found in the acral areas of adult males, is described. The combination of three different elements--arterial, venous, and transitional vascular channels--make up the predominant histologic features of this tumor. The transition of fibromuscular channels indicates a venous lesion, but the acral location of the lesions and the structure and staining characteristics suggest that the lesion is a hamartomatous proliferation of the Sucquet-Hoyer canal of the true glomus.