[Cavernous hemangioma of the masseter muscle. A contribution to the differential diagnosis of painful parotid tumors].
A sensitive tumor in the anterior parotid region of a young woman intraoperatively proved to be a cavernous hemangioma in the masseter muscle. The pronounced sensitivity of this small tumor suggested a malignant growth, especially an adenoid-cystic carcinoma, which frequently causes chronic pain already in an early stage.
D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008406:Masseter Muscle; D008410:Masticatory Muscles; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D010173:Palpation; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis
Kavernöses Hämangiom im M. Masseter. Ein Beitrag zur Differentialdiagnose des schmerzhaften Parotistumors.