An Intraosseous Capillary Hemagioma Of The Foot In A Child

An 8-year-old boy presented with an osteolytic lesion at the fourth metatarsal of the right foot. He received a surgical excision. Microscopically, the tumor was composed of lob- ules of capillary sized vascular channels with occasional dilated crescent-shaped openings at the periphery. Intraosseous hemangioma accounts for approximately 1% of all primary bone tumors. Furthermore, it is especially uncommon to be located at this site. An intraoperative frozen section would be helpful in order to avoid excessive and ineffective treatment of intraosseous hemangioma. (Chang Gung Med J 2006;29(4 Suppl):71-5)