Intramuscular haemangioma of head and neck region

Abstract

Intramuscular haemangiomas are rare benign haemangiomas occurring within the skeletal muscle. These are uncommon tumours in the head and neck region and occur most frequently on the trunk and extremities. Fewer than 80 cases of intra-muscular haemangioma in the head and neck region have been reported in the literature.A case of intramuscular haemangioma of the sternocleidomastoid muscle is presented. The review of occurrence and natural history of such tumours is described and clinical and radiological presentation, histological classifications and treatment modalities are discussed.

Ultrasound-guided core-needle biopsy and magnetic resonance imaging in the accurate diagnosis of intramuscular haemangiomas of the head and neck

“…8 Chaudhary et al reported a slight male preponderance. 9 In the five previously reported cases (reviewed here) and our case there were a total of two male and four female patients.…”

Anterior Abdominal Wall Haemangioma with Inguinal Extension

“…Based on predominant vascular pattern they are classified into Capillary, Cavernous and Mixed. Most reports of Intramuscular Haemangioma stress on its atypical clinical presentation [5]. Histopathologically the tumour contains various amount of fibro fatty tissue, smooth muscle, thrombus and bone beside blood vessels.…”

A rare intramuscular hemangioma — case report

“…Intra muscular hemangiomas-are rare tumors constituting less than 1% of all hemangiomas [5,6]. While there is history of trauma in a sizeable population of patients, it is generally considered a congenital condition [7]. The tumor may be detected in patients aged anywhere between two months to 66 years, however, 80-90% present in patients aged less than 30 years [4].…”

“…En-bloc resection of the tumor with the muscle involved is now the treatment of choice, since sclerotherapy and embolotherapy have proven ineffective [7,8]. We chose to excise the entire fl exor digitorum superfi cialis since it had been extensively involved by the hemangioma.…”