title: Vascular leiomyoma in the oral cavity.
abstract: The aim of this study was to examine a case report of vascular leiomyoma located in the oral mucosa of the oral cavity. Vascular leiomyoma is a benign tumor arising from smooth muscle. One factor that makes vascular leiomyomas in the oral cavity rare is that there is little smooth muscle in the mouth. The most common histological subtype in the oral cavity is the vascular subtype. The greatest difficulty in histological diagnosis of this entity is the similarity in morphology with other malignancies, particularly of neural or fibroblastic lineage. Wide surgical resection is the only treatment reported in the literature with good results. The recurrence rate is very low if complete resection is achieved. The study of rare or unusual lesions is very important for the clinical diagnosis of vascular leiomyoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology, Dental School of the University of Southern Santa Catarina, Tubarao, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
authors.forename: Janaina Salomon
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Ghizoni
authors.forename: Eron Martins
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Baroni
authors.forename: Eron Jose
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Baroni
authors.forename: Marcelo Tomas
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.forename: Luis Antonio de Assis
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Taveira
authors.forename: Jefferson Ricardo
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Pereira
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018229:Angiomyoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery