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Venous malformation with phleboliths

Case contributed by Frank Gaillard
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

A mass in the distal calf.

Patient Data

Age: Adolescent

Phleboliths in the medial distal calf consistent with the presence of a venous malformation. 

Case Discussion

Phleboliths are literally "vein stones", and represent calcification within venous structures. They are particularly common in the pelvis where they may mimic ureteric calculi, and are also encountered frequently in venous malformations.

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