title: Cavernous hemangioma of temporalis muscle: report of a case and review of the literature.
abstract: Hemangiomas are tumors of vascular origin comprising approximately 7% of all benign tumors. Intramuscular hemangioma is a rare condition and hemangiomas of the head and neck make up less than 15% of intramuscular hemangiomas. Temporalis muscle is an uncommon location for intramuscular hemangioma and seldom reported in the literature. Radiological methods are generally insufficient for the correct diagnosis and surgery is the treatment of choice to exclude malignancy and for adequate treatment of these lesions. A 37-year-old male was admitted with a slowly growing painless mass in his right temporal fossa. The lesion was surgically excised and histopathology confirmed the diagnosis of cavernous hemangioma. Diagnosis and treatment modalities for temporalis muscle hemangiomas are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Başkent University, Medical Faculty, Neurosurgey Department, Konya, Turkey. tarkan_ca@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Tarkan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Calişaneller
authors.forename: Ozgür
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ozdemir
authors.forename: Erkan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yildirim
authors.forename: Halil
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kiyici
authors.forename: Nur
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Altinörs
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D013703:Temporal Muscle; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed