title: Intraosseous angiomyoma of the mandible.
abstract: Leiomyoma is a benign smooth muscle tumor that usually is found in the uterus, gastrointestinal tract, or skin. It appears infrequently in the oral cavity. Intraosseous leiomyomas are rare; to date, only 14 cases have been reported in the English-language literature. Gnathic leiomyoma occurs more commonly in the posterior mandible as an asymptomatic swelling with variable radiographic appearance. Microscopically, 53% of gnathic leiomyomas have a prominent vascular component that warrants a diagnosis of angiomyoma. Surgical excision is the treatment of choice. This article describes the clinical-pathological features of an exceptional intraosseous angiomyoma of the mandible.
authors.affiliation: IMMCO Diagnostics, Inc., Amherst, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Lakshmanan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Suresh
authors.forename: Emiko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Matsumura
authors.forename: Luis Edmundo Martinez
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Calixto
authors.forename: Erick
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ruckert
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aguirre
mesh_terms: D018229:Angiomyoma / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged