Intramuscular vascular malformation of the masseter muscle presenting with turkey wattle sign.
Intramuscular vascular malformations are unusual tumors in the head and neck region. Less than 1% of vasoformative tumors throughout the body occur in skeletal muscle; 15% of them arise in head and neck musculature. Masseter muscle is the most frequent site for such vascular malformations; it accounts for approximately 5% of all intramuscular vascular malformations in the head and neck region. A case of unusual intramuscular vascular malformation of masseter muscle is described and the diagnosis and management of these tumors is discussed.
Rai
Priyank
P
Maulana Azad Dental College & Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Setia
Sumeet
S
Kalra
Namita
N
Upreti
Lalendra
L
D000328:Adult; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008406:Masseter Muscle / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D015911:Sclerotherapy; D016683:Supine Position