Abstract
A 33-year-old woman presented to us with a 2-month history of progressive swelling in her left leg. She reported no antecedent trauma or infection and described a feeling of heaviness in the limb. Her medical history included a resection of a haemangiopericytoma of the right hand 3 years previously. On physical examination, her leg showed swelling extending from her foot to the knee, without pitting (Figure 1). No masses or lymphadenopathy were detected in the popliteal and inguinal areas, and the dorsalis pedis and posterior tibialis pulses were palpable. A Doppler ultrasonography of the veins of her left leg was normal. Because the patient had a history of surgery of a haemangiopericytoma, we ordered a computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen and pelvis and a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the entire lower extremity. The CT was unremarkable and the MRI of the …
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