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 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.
Authors
- Fabio Corvino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2593-8148)
- Oriana Simonetti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7941-5089)
- Marco Fogante (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2993-5718)
- Giulio Cocco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3458-5468)
- Corrado Tagliati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4630-1090)
- Orlando Catalano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0188-1236)
- Antonio Corvino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6608-6252)
- Domenico Tafuri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5948-1414)
Institutions
- Marche Polytechnic University (IT)
- Parthenope University of Naples (IT)
- University of Chieti-Pescara (IT)
- SDN Istituto di Ricerca Diagnostica e Nucleare (IT)
- Fatebenefratelli Hospital (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Diagnostics
- Published
- 2025-06-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics15121546
- Primary Topic
- Vascular anomalies and interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00