Intramuscular Haemangioma of Abductor Hallucis Muscle: A Rare Case Report

CATEGORY: Other INTRODUCTION/PURPOSE: Haemangioma is a slow growing benign soft tissue tumor and its presentation in the foot is rare. Intramuscular haemangioma (IH) are usually found before 30 years of age, with gender predominance is still inconclusive. METHODS: An 18-year-old woman came with pain and mass in the left foot for the past 3 years. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the left foot shown a heterogenous multilobulated mass, with previously thought originated from flexor digitorum brevis (FDB) muscle. Wide excision was performed. RESULTS: Intraoperative findings showed that the mass actually originated from abductor hallucis muscle. Post-operative histopathological findings confirmed the diagnosis of cavernous-type of intramuscular haemangioma. CONCLUSION: Literature research identified very few cases of intramuscular haemangioma of the foot. Wide excision of the muscle is a feasible surgical treatment option.