title: Intramuscular hemangioma of the masseter muscle.
abstract: Intramuscular hemangiomas (IMH) are uncommon tumors of the head and neck, but often occur in the trunk and extremities. When present in the head, the masseter muscle is the most frequently involved site, although constituting only 0.8% of all hemangiomas. Accurate preoperative diagnosis is uncommon without cytology or biopsy. A case of IMH of the masseter muscle in a 24-year-old Turkish woman is presented. Clinical, radiologic and histologic findings and treatment modalities are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Adnan Menderes University, School of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology, TR-09100 Aydin, Turkey.
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Odabasi
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Metin
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mutlu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Başak
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Erpek
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008406:Masseter Muscle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed