Localized cervical lymph node angiomyomatous hamartoma: A case report

• Main Authors: Eren Altun, Meltem Azatçam
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dicle University Medical School 2015-03-01
• Series: Dicle Medical Journal
• Subjects: Angiomyomatous; hamartoma
• Online Access: http://www.diclemedj.org/upload/sayi/35/Dicle%20Med%20J-02310.pdf

Angiomyomatous hamartoma of the lymph node is a benign vascular disorder of unknown etiopathogenesis. This rare disease particularly involves inguinal lymph nodes. Cervical involvement very rare. This lesion characterized by lenfoid tissue replacement by blood vessels, smooth muscle and fibrous tissue. We present a case of a 40- year old male with cervical painful mass who underwent an excisional biopsy. The excised specimen consisted of a lymph node covered with fatty tissue, measuring 2.1 cm in diameter. On microscopic examination, the lymph node tissue was replaced by haphazardly dispersed thick-walled vessels and smooth muscle cells in a fibrous stroma. Although angiomyomatous hamartoma of lymph nodes is very rare, its recognition is important for differential diagnosis from malignant and benign tumors of lymph nodes.