title: Angioleiomyoma of the cheek: a case report.
abstract: Angioleiomyoma is a form of subcutaneous vascular leiomyoma that usually occurs in the extremities. Leiomyoma of the oral cavity represents only 0.4% of soft tissue neoplasms and 0.06% of leiomyomas. Isolated cases of angioleiomyoma have been reported in the knee and lower thigh, gastrointestinal tract, genital and renal tract, and brain. Histopathologic examination by biopsy is necessary to establish a diagnosis, and immunohistochemical staining, along with conventional hematoxylin-eosin staining, is important. The differential diagnosis includes hemangioma and angiosarcoma. At present, surgical resection is the standard therapy for leiomyoma, and recurrence is extremely rare. We report a rare case of angioleiomyoma of the cheek in a 45-year-old man. The postoperative course was uneventful, without complications.
authors: Department of Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University.
authors: Hitoshi
authors: H
authors: Osano
authors: Yuri
authors: Y
authors: Ioka
authors: Rumi
authors: R
authors: Okamoto
authors: Yuichiro
authors: Y
authors: Nakai
authors: Hirosaka
authors: H
authors: Hayashi
authors: Yoshiyuki
authors: Y
authors: Tsuchiya
authors: Shigeki
authors: S
authors: Yamada
mesh_terms: D018229:Angiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D001706:Biopsy; D002610:Cheek; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged