title: Spindle cell haemangioma of the tongue.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Spindle cell hemangioma (SCH) is an uncommon benign vascular tumor that rarely occurs in the mouth.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We present an SCH arising in the tongue of a 52-year-old otherwise healthy woman. SCH should be considered in the differential diagnosis of vascular tumors in the oral cavity and not misinterpreted as a more aggressive vascular tumor. We describe the clinical presentation, investigation, differential diagnosis and management of this condition and a literature search showing published case reports.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although SCH rarely presents in the oral cavity it needs to be considered in the differential diagnosis of oral cavity tumors.
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Department, Royal United Hospital Bath, Bath, UK. Kathryn.french99@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Kathryn E M
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8731-785X
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: French
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Department, Royal United Hospital Bath, Bath, UK.
authors.forename: Andrew M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Felstead
authors.affiliation: Ear and Nose Department, Spire Hospital, Southampton, UK.
authors.forename: Norman
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Haacke
authors.affiliation: Pathology Department, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK.
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Theaker
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Department, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, UK.
authors.forename: Peter A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Brennan
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Department, Royal United Hospital Bath, Bath, UK.
authors.forename: Serryth D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Colbert
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: benign; cell; haemangioma; spindle; tongue