Acquired Tufted Angioma at Scanning Magnification Scanning magnification of acquired tufted angioma (ATA) shows scattered lobular collections of vessels in the superficial and deep dermis. The lobules bulge into dilated vessels, with a few peripheral semilunar spaces identified.
TERMINOLOGY
Synonyms
• Acquired tufted angioma (ATA)
• Tufted hemangioma
• Angioblastoma (of Nakagawa)
• Progressive capillary hemangioma
Definitions
• Multiple cannonball-like, scattered cellular collections of small vessels in dermis
ETIOLOGY/PATHOGENESIS
Unknown
• Most cases sporadic; rare familial case described
• Some cases associated with pregnancy or liver transplantation
CLINICAL ISSUES
Epidemiology
• Incidence
Rare tumors
• Age
Children and young adults
Site
• Neck, shoulders, and upper trunk most common
Presentation
• Slow growing
Erythematous macules and plaques
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