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Case Reports
. 2020 Dec;86 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):61-63.
doi: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2017.08.002. Epub 2017 Aug 24.

Huge buccal angiomyolipoma: a rare entity

Siew Chung Cheah  1 , Rohaizam Jaafar  2 , Murni Hartini Jais  3
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Case Reports

Huge buccal angiomyolipoma: a rare entity

Siew Chung Cheah et al. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2020 Dec.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Ultrasound of left cheek showed a mass of 26.9 × 21.4 × 37.3 mm.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Intraoral excision of the left buccal swelling (arrow).
Figure 3
Figure 3
The gross specimen showed multilobated, black bluish in colour measured 60.0 × 33.0 × 20.0 mm.
Figure 4
Figure 4
(A) Histological examination showed presence of mature adipose tissue, smooth muscle and thick walled blood vessels component (haematoxylin and eosin, original magnification 20×); (B) immunohistochemistry examination of smooth muscle with HMB-45 showed negative result, compared to the control over right upper corner (original magnification 20×).
Figure 5
Figure 5
(A) The oral cavity 1 month after excision; (B) the left buccal mucosa 1 month after excision.
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