A case of vascular leiomyoma in the buccal submucosa

Vascular leiomyoma is a benign tumor of smooth muscle that originates in blood vessels and occurs mainly on the limbs. It rarely occurs in the oral cavity. We report a case of vascular leiomyoma arising in the buccal submucosa of a 40-year-old woman. She was referred to our clinic because of a painl...

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Published inJapanese Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Vol. 53; no. 4; pp. 228 - 232
Main Authors NAKAYAMA, Shuko, SASAKI, Akira, MESE, Hiroshi, TSUJIMOTO, Sayoko, DOMAE, Shohei, ONO, Tatsuo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japanese Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 2007
Subjects
benign tumor
oral cavity
vascular leiomyoma
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ISSN0021-5163
2186-1579
DOI10.5794/jjoms.53.228

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Summary:Vascular leiomyoma is a benign tumor of smooth muscle that originates in blood vessels and occurs mainly on the limbs. It rarely occurs in the oral cavity. We report a case of vascular leiomyoma arising in the buccal submucosa of a 40-year-old woman. She was referred to our clinic because of a painless mass of the buccal mucosa. The tumor measured about 30×20mm and was well localized. The primary clinical diagnosis was a benign tumor of the buccal submucosa. We performed enucleation of the tumor under general anesthesia.Histopathologically, the tumor was diagnosed as a vascular leiomyoma. The posto erative course has been uneventful after 2 years 10 months.
ISSN:0021-5163
2186-1579
DOI:10.5794/jjoms.53.228