Abstract

Masson’s tumor is a rare, benign, vascular lesion, commonly affecting the head, neck and peripheries. It is usually asymptomatic and can be confused with malignant tumors. We report a 56-year-old male who presented with a solitary swelling in the right side of neck which was clinically diagnosed as a benign cystic lesion, hence complete excision of the lesion was done. Histopathology demonstrated the papillary proliferation of endothelial cells, in favour of Masson’s tumor.

Highlights

  • Vascular lesion characterised by papillary fronds lined by proliferating endothelium

  • In-view of its location, adjacent to major vascular structure a MRI scan was done. It was reported as a well-defined hyper intense lesion with hypo intense rim showing diffusion restriction, which was restricted to the subcutaneous plane [Fig. 1 & 2]

  • Intravascular papillary endothelium hyperplasia was first described by Pierre Masson and called it as “Hemangioendotheliomegetant” [5]

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Case Report

Received date: June 22, 2021: Accepted date: July 29, 2021: Published date: August 06, 2021

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