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Review
. 2019 Mar;58(1):183-186.
doi: 10.20471/acc.2019.58.01.24.

ANGIOMYOMA OF THE UPPER LIP - CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Berislav Perić  1 , Bruno Vidaković  1 , Nino Grgić  1 , Spomenka Manojlović  1 , Hrvoje Čavka  1
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ANGIOMYOMA OF THE UPPER LIP - CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Berislav Perić et al. Acta Clin Croat. 2019 Mar.

Abstract

A case is presented of upper lip angiomyoma in a 36-year-old man. The tumor was painless, palpable and clinically visible. The operation was performed under local anesthesia in the Outpatient Department. There were no complications during the postoperative course. Current literature on the subject is listed in the introduction, followed by presentation of the case and histologic characteristics of the tumor. This case is described as one of the differential diagnostic possibilities in the diagnosis of soft tissue tumors of the lip. Also, through review of the literature, different clinical appearances of angiomyoma, histologic variations and immunohistochemical characteristics are discussed that can help identify this tumor.

Keywords: Anesthesia, local; Angiomyoma; Case reports; Lip neoplasms; Mouth; Soft tissue neoplasms.

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Clinical appearance of a growth on the upper lip.
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Tumorous alteration after excision.
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The tumor composed of a numerous thick-walled vessels with slit-like and dilated lumina (HE X40).
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Immunohistochemically positive CD 34 endothelial cells (streptavidin biotinylated immunoperoxidase, X40).
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Immunohistochemically positive smooth muscle actin in the vessel walls (streptavidin biotinylated immunoperoxidase, X40).
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