Open AccessIntramuscular Hemangioma of the Oral Cavity - A Case Report
Author(s) -
Sushruth Nayak,
Prachi Nayak
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/8305.4756
Subject(s) - buccal mucosa , tongue , medicine , hemangioma , oral cavity , soft tissue , buccal administration , soft palate , benign tumor , oral mucosa , anatomy , surgery , pathology , dentistry
Haemangiomas are the most common benign soft tissue tumor of the oral cavity. It often presents at birth or soon after, and appears as a soft and vascular swelling in lip, tongue, or buccal mucosa. This article reports a rare case of intra muscular haemangioma of the buccal mucosa in a 27-year-old female patient.