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Ankle hemangioma

Case contributed by Maulik S Patel
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Painful swelling in the posteriolateral aspect of ankle for few months.

Patient Data

Age: 25 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

Lateral x-ray shows soft tissue swelling indenting fat pad.

A compressible lesion shows significant vascularity on color Doppler consistent with hemangioma.

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