When a Lump Is Not a Cyst: A Case of Superficial Venous Aneurysm of the Hand Diagnosed with High-Resolution Ultrasound
Superficial venous aneurysms of the upper extremities are a rare clinical entity, often underdiagnosed and misinterpreted as other soft tissue masses. We present the case of a 28-year-old male patient with a subcutaneous mass on the dorsum of the left hand, diagnosed as a superficial venous aneurysm...
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| author | Antonio Corvino Orlando Catalano Corrado Tagliati Giulio Cocco Domenico Tafuri Fabio Corvino Marco Fogante Oriana Simonetti |
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| description | Superficial venous aneurysms of the upper extremities are a rare clinical entity, often underdiagnosed and misinterpreted as other soft tissue masses. We present the case of a 28-year-old male patient with a subcutaneous mass on the dorsum of the left hand, diagnosed as a superficial venous aneurysm by high-resolution ultrasound using a probe bandwidth of up to 18 MHz, unchanged at three-month Doppler-ultrasound examination. This case highlights the fundamental role of high-frequency ultrasound in the differential diagnosis and conservative management of such lesions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2a2d85511baf4b89800c9fd8000a302e2025-08-20T02:24:34ZengMDPI AGDiagnostics2075-44182025-06-011512154610.3390/diagnostics15121546When a Lump Is Not a Cyst: A Case of Superficial Venous Aneurysm of the Hand Diagnosed with High-Resolution UltrasoundAntonio Corvino0Orlando Catalano1Corrado Tagliati2Giulio Cocco3Domenico Tafuri4Fabio Corvino5Marco Fogante6Oriana Simonetti7Medical, Movement and Wellbeing Sciences Department, University of Naples “Parthenope”, 80133 Naples, ItalyRadiology Unit, Istituto Diagnostico Varelli, 80126 Naples, ItalyAST Ancona, Ospedale di Comunità Maria Montessori di Chiaravalle, Via Fratelli Rosselli 176, 60033 Chiaravalle, ItalyDepartment of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, University “G. d’Annunzio”, 66100 Chieti, ItalyMedical, Movement and Wellbeing Sciences Department, University of Naples “Parthenope”, 80133 Naples, ItalyVascular and Interventional Radiology Department, Cardarelli Hospital, 80131 Naples, ItalyMaternal-Child, Senological, Cardiological Radiology and Outpatient Ultrasound, Department of Radiological Sciences, University Hospital of Marche, 60126 Ancona, ItalyDepartment of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Dermatology Clinic, Polytechnic Marche University, Via Conca 71, 60126 Ancona, ItalySuperficial venous aneurysms of the upper extremities are a rare clinical entity, often underdiagnosed and misinterpreted as other soft tissue masses. We present the case of a 28-year-old male patient with a subcutaneous mass on the dorsum of the left hand, diagnosed as a superficial venous aneurysm by high-resolution ultrasound using a probe bandwidth of up to 18 MHz, unchanged at three-month Doppler-ultrasound examination. This case highlights the fundamental role of high-frequency ultrasound in the differential diagnosis and conservative management of such lesions.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/15/12/1546venousaneurysmhandsuperficial veinhigh-frequency ultrasound |
| spellingShingle | Antonio Corvino Orlando Catalano Corrado Tagliati Giulio Cocco Domenico Tafuri Fabio Corvino Marco Fogante Oriana Simonetti When a Lump Is Not a Cyst: A Case of Superficial Venous Aneurysm of the Hand Diagnosed with High-Resolution Ultrasound Diagnostics venous aneurysm hand superficial vein high-frequency ultrasound |
| title | When a Lump Is Not a Cyst: A Case of Superficial Venous Aneurysm of the Hand Diagnosed with High-Resolution Ultrasound |
| title_full | When a Lump Is Not a Cyst: A Case of Superficial Venous Aneurysm of the Hand Diagnosed with High-Resolution Ultrasound |
| title_fullStr | When a Lump Is Not a Cyst: A Case of Superficial Venous Aneurysm of the Hand Diagnosed with High-Resolution Ultrasound |
| title_full_unstemmed | When a Lump Is Not a Cyst: A Case of Superficial Venous Aneurysm of the Hand Diagnosed with High-Resolution Ultrasound |
| title_short | When a Lump Is Not a Cyst: A Case of Superficial Venous Aneurysm of the Hand Diagnosed with High-Resolution Ultrasound |
| title_sort | when a lump is not a cyst a case of superficial venous aneurysm of the hand diagnosed with high resolution ultrasound |
| topic | venous aneurysm hand superficial vein high-frequency ultrasound |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/15/12/1546 |
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