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Intramuscular Capillary Hemangioma of the Temporalis Muscle: A Rare Case with A Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Nikhil Arora,
Eishaan Kamta Bhargava,
Arif Kavungal Nambillath,
Ravi Meher
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/20978.9320
Subject(s) - medicine , hemangioma , capillary hemangioma , lesion , surgery
An Intramuscular Haemangioma (IMH) is a benign mesenchymal tumour of the endothelial cells that accounts for less than 1% of all haemangiomas. Here we report the case of a capillary type intramuscular haemangioma in a five-year-old boy, only the fourth such case reported in literature, along with a relevant review of the literature. The lesion was surgically managed, with no recurrence in the follow up period till date.

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