title: Intramuscular vascular malformation of the masseter muscle presenting with turkey wattle sign.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Maulana Azad Dental College & Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Priyank
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rai
authors.forename: Sumeet
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Setia
authors.forename: Namita
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kalra
authors.forename: Lalendra
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Upreti
mesh_terms: 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