A case of tufted angioma - An annular variant

Tufted angioma is a relatively rare hemangioma which mainly occurs in pediatric age. It is slowly-growing over years, with a clinical picture of papule to plaque. Development with an annular configuration is very rare and only five such cases have been reported worldwide. A 64-year-old woman presented with an egg-sized, red, annular lesion on her abdomen which had started as a papule 8 years previously. The biopsy revealed typical histopathological features of tufted angioma. The lesion was treated three times with surgery or cryotherapy and showed recurrence each time over the seven years. During the course it was apparent that the lesion was showing annular extension. We believe the case is the first report of annular tufted angioma showing central regression in Korea. It was also interesting that the benign lesion showed recurrence twice after complete subsidence.