title: Intramuscular Hemangioma of Thyrohyoid Muscle.
abstract: Intramuscular hemangiomas are rare benign vascular neoplasms. IMH accounts for less than 1% of all hemangiomas. These neoplasms commonly occur in trunk and extremities but are rare in head and neck region. The present case is a 17-year-old female patient, who presented with a painless, slowly enlarging mass in left sided upper neck for 4 years. Investigations were suggestive of vascular neoplasm. She underwent excision of the mass in toto under general anesthesia. Postoperative period was uneventful. Histopathological examination of the mass revealed it as mixed type of intramuscular hemangioma. She did not have any signs of recurrences on her last follow-up at 6 months postoperatively. This case report discusses the rare IMH arising from thyrohyoid strap muscle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Chitwan Medical College Teaching Hospital, P.O. Box 42, Bharatpur 10, Chitwan, Nepal.
authors.forename: Ramesh
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-8770-8260
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Parajuli
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Chitwan Medical College Teaching Hospital, P.O. Box 42, Bharatpur 10, Chitwan, Nepal.
authors.forename: Suman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thapa
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Chitwan Medical College Teaching Hospital, P.O. Box 42, Bharatpur 10, Chitwan, Nepal.
authors.forename: Sushna
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-9611-6718
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maharjan