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Hemangioma of the temporal muscle
Author(s) -
Cappabianca Paolo,
Cirillo Sossio,
de Divitiis Enrico,
De Caro Marialaura Del Basso,
Spaziante Renato,
Zona Gianluigi
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
head and neck
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.012
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1097-0347
pISSN - 1043-3074
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0347(199603/04)18:2<197::aid-hed12>3.0.co;2-c
Subject(s) - medicine , lesion , hemangioma , soft tissue , infiltration (hvac) , angiography , radiology , temporal muscle , homogeneous , angioma , head and neck , anatomy , vascular disease , surgery , physics , thermodynamics
Background Hemangiomas are benign vascular tumors. Because less than 1% of all hemangiomas are intramuscular, only 8 cases of temporal muscle hemangioma have been described to date. This is a case study of a 13‐year‐old girl who was referred to our institution because of a soft swelling located in the left temple that has enlarged progressively since birth. Methods CT scan, angiography and MRI showed a tumor mass lying in the temporal muscle, with homogeneous contrast enhancement. No tumor blush or feeding arteries were detected. At surgical exploration, the tumor appeared to be well demarcated. It was totally excised, sparing the surrounding temporal muscle, which did not present any sign of infiltration. Histopathologic examination showed the lesion to be a cavernous hemangioma. Results The cosmetic result was excellent, and MRI after 1 month and 2 years showed complete absence of the lesion and no evidence of recurrence. Conclusions Although this type of tumor may be treated by various methods surgical excision yields the best results in the short and the long term. The surrounding tissue is spared as much as possible when no signs of infiltration are noted at operation, especially when involving small and functionally important muscles, as in our case. HEAD & NECK 1996;18:197–200 © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.