Decoding targetoid vascular tumor

Diptiranjani Bisoyi; Ghulam Hasan; Nihar Ranjan Pati; Chandan Kumar Sahoo

doi:10.25259/CSDM_239_2025

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Visual Treats in Dermatology

2026

:6;

53

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10.25259/CSDM_239_2025

Decoding targetoid vascular tumor

Diptiranjani Bisoyi^1,, Ghulam Hasan¹, Nihar Ranjan Pati¹, Chandan Kumar Sahoo¹

1Department of Dermatology, Srirama Chandra Bhanja Medical College, Cuttack, Odisha, India.

*Corresponding author: Diptiranjani Bisoyi, Associate Professor, Srirama Chandra Bhanja Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, Odisha, India. diptiranjanibisoyi@gmail.com

Received: 2025-12-25, Accepted: 2026-03-05, Published: 2026-05-14

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How to cite this article: Bisoyi D, Hasan G, Pati NR, Sahoo CK. Decoding targetoid vascular tumor. CosmoDerma. 2026;6:53. doi: 10.25259/CSDM_239_2025

A 25-year-old woman had a brownish, raised lesion on her thigh that had been there for 6 months without any symptoms. A solitary brownish papule, measuring 0.4 cm × 0.3 cm, was found over the right lateral part of the mid-thigh upon cutaneous examination [Figure 1a]. The patient showed a picture she had taken with her phone during cross-examination. A well-to-ill-defined targetoid lesion of size 2.5 cm × 2 cm, a central papule with a reddish halo, was seen over the thigh in the photograph [Figure 1b]. Dermatofibroma, mastocytoma, and hemangioma were retained as differentials and sent for histopathological examination.^[1] The histology report showed the periappendageal dilated vascular regions and thin walled vessels lined with a single layer of cells with noticeable hobnail nuclei [Figure 2a and b]. Thus, the final diagnosis of hobnail hemangioma was made.

(a) A solitary brownish papule over the right lateral mid-thigh. (b) A targetoid lesion with a central papule surrounded by a brownish halo.

(a) Histopathology showing dilated vascular spaces in the dermis (black arrow) (H&E, ×40). (b)Vessels lined by single layer of endothelial cells with conspicuous hobnail nuclei (thick and thin black arrow) (H &E, ×400). H&E: Hematoxylin and eosin stain.

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The authors certify that they have obtained all appropriate patient consent forms. In the form, the patient has given consent for their images and other clinical information to be reported in the journal. The patient understands that the patient’s names and initials will not be published and due efforts will be made to conceal their identity, but anonymity cannot be guaranteed.

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References

Chakraborty D, Ahmed SS, Sahoo S, Das S. Targetoid hemosiderotic hemangioma: Two rare cases. Indian J Dermatol. 2023;68:219-20.
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