“…These e l e m e n t s may include s m o o t h muscle, adipose tissue, striated muscle, b l o o d vessels and capillaries, as well as chondroid, osseous, myxomatous, or lymphoid tissue. 3 Stout 2 and N a s h and Stout 4 described benign and m a l i g n a n t forms t h r o u g h o u t the body and n o t e d that benign forms recur locally if not fully excised. T h e incidence of benign m e s e n c h y m o m a in the h e a d and neck is rare, and a l i t e r a t u r e review revealed only 35 cases, 14 of which occurred intraorally.…”