Angiomyoma in the submandibular gland: a rare location for a ubiquitous tumour.
Angiomyoma is a common soft tissue tumour of the head and neck that sometimes presents to the otolaryngologist; however, it seldom occurs in the major salivary glands. We present a case of angiomyoma arising in the submandibular gland, a tumour not described previously in the English literature.
Ide
Fumio
F
Department of Pathology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan. ide-f@tsurumi-u.ac.jp
Mishima
Kenji
K
Saito
Ichiro
I
D000328:Adult; D018229:Angiomyoma / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000473:pathology; D013365:Submandibular Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*