Cryoablation of an Inguinal Angiomyomatous Hamartoma: A Case Report

Christopher A Woolley1, Rodney A Gabriel2, Engy T Said2

  • 1From the Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Pain Medicine.

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|June 24, 2021
PubMed

Angiomyomatous hamartomas are mixed-tissue benign lymphatic tumors that typically occur in the inguinal or axillary lymph nodes. These lesions may cause local lymphedema and painful compression neuralgias. Ultrasound-guided percutaneous cryoablation is an interventional technique that has been shown to provide sustained pain relief for peripheral neuropathies and neuralgias. Previously, our group published a case report of a patient with an inguinal angiomyomatous hamartoma causing a compression neuralgia, whose pain was temporarily alleviated after blockade of the femoral branch of the genitofemoral nerve. We present a follow-up case report describing this patient's sustained pain relief after cryoablation therapy.

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