title: Spindle cell hemangioma (hemangioendothelioma) of the head and neck: case report of an unusual (or underdiagnosed) tumor.
abstract: Spindle cell hemangioma (SCH), also known as spindle cell hemangioendothelioma, is a unique vascular tumor with combined microscopic features of both a cavernous hemangioma and Kaposi sarcoma. It almost exclusively affects the dermis and subcutis of the distal extremities. A review of the literature disclosed only 5 cases of SCH reported in detail in the soft tissues of the head and neck. An additional case of SCH manifesting as a submucosal nodule in the upper lip of a 29-year-old woman is presented. Because this is the second case reported from the same institution, it is suggested that SCH is an underdiagnosed lesion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Surgery, School of Dentistry, National and Kapoedestrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece. ktosios@dent.uoa.gr
authors.forename: K I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Tosios
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gouveris
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sklavounou
authors.forename: I G
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Koutlas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D018323:Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008048:Lip Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*