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'''Venous lake''' is a benign [[skin]] lesion. | |||
==General== | |||
*Dilated vein. | |||
Clinical: | |||
*Blanch with pressure.<ref>URL: [http://dermatlas.med.jhmi.edu/derm/IndexDisplay.cfm?ImageID=-969536424 http://dermatlas.med.jhmi.edu/derm/IndexDisplay.cfm?ImageID=-969536424]. Accessed on: 13 August 2012.</ref> | |||
===Gross=== | |||
*Purple/blue spot. | |||
==Microscopic== | |||
Features:<ref>Weedon's Skin Pathology. 3rd Ed. P.895.</ref> | |||
*Lined by endothelium. | |||
*Blood in lumen. | |||
*+/-Fibrin in lumen. | |||
*+/-[[Solar elastosis]] - very common.<ref name=Ref_Derm551>{{Ref Derm|551}}</ref> | |||
DDx: | |||
*[[Angiokeratoma]]. | |||
**Ectatic superficial dermal vessels. | |||
**Irregular [[acanthosis]]. | |||
**Longer rete ridges. | |||
*[[Cherry hemangioma]].<ref name=Ref_Derm551>{{Ref Derm|551}}</ref> | |||
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==Sign out== | |||
<pre> | |||
SKIN LESION, RIGHT CHEEK, BIOPSY: | |||
- VENOUS LAKE. | |||
- SOLAR ELASTOSIS. | |||
- NEGATIVE FOR NEVUS. | |||
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==See also== | |||
*[[Dermal cysts]]. | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist|1}} | |||
[[Category:Diagnosis]] | |||
[[Category:Dermatopathology]] | |||