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Case Reports
. 2021 Apr 30:2021:9940304.
doi: 10.1155/2021/9940304. eCollection 2021.

Clinical, Imaging and Histopathology of Angioleiomyoma of the Buccal Cheek

Mohammad Jafarian  1 , Fatemeh Mashhadi Abbas  2 , Mitra Ghazizadeh Ahsaie  3 , Homeira Saebnoori  2
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Case Reports

Clinical, Imaging and Histopathology of Angioleiomyoma of the Buccal Cheek

Mohammad Jafarian et al. Case Rep Dent. .

Abstract

Angioleiomyoma is a benign neoplasia originating from vascular smooth muscle and very uncommon in the oral cavity. In this report, we present a rare case of angioleiomyoma in oral cavity in a 46-year-old female buccal cheek and discuss the clinical, histological, and immunohistochemical characteristics. As the treatment of choice is the complete excision, the lesion was excised under local anesthesia with no further complications. In addition, a brief update on other reported cases of angiomyoma in the oral cavity is further discussed.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Ultrasonography shows a well-defined hypoechoic heterogenous mass lying between the skin and buccinator muscle.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Coronal MDCT image shows a circular well-defined homogenous mass in the right buccal area.
Figure 3
Figure 3
(a) Axial T1 MRI shows a low signal homogenous mass in the right lying over the buccinator muscle and under the skin. (b) Axial T2 MRI shows the lesion as high signal and homogenous.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Intraoral incision on the buccal mucosa revealed a spherical lesion just underneath the buccinator muscle.
Figure 5
Figure 5
Image shows gross specimen, a spherical brown-gray firm tissue, measuring 1 cm in diameter.
Figure 6
Figure 6
(a) Thin blood vessels with papillary projections in the fibrous stroma (×40). (b) Paralleling pattern of fascicle and glomus cells around the blood vessels (×100).
Figure 7
Figure 7
(a) ×40 and (b) ×100 positive IHC staining for SMA. (c) ×40 and (d) ×100 positive for desmin.
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