Intramuscular cavernous hemangioma: A rare entity in the buccinator muscle

Abstract

Intramuscular hemangiomas are rare benign neoplasms accounting for <1% of all hemangiomas and <20% are found in head and neck area. The muscle most frequently involved is the masseter muscle and very few cases have been reported for the occurrence of these hemangiomas in the buccinator muscle. Here, we are presenting a case report of intramuscular hemangioma occurring in the buccinator muscle in a 22-year-old girl.

Keywords

• Buccinator
• hemangioma
• intramuscular
• vascular malformation