Case Reports in Dentistry (Jan 2011)

Intramuscular Hemangioma in Lip Treated with Sclerotherapy and Surgery

  • Vanessa A. Silva,
  • Nádia L. Lima,
  • Ana Terezinha M. Mesquita,
  • Esmeralda Maria da Silveira,
  • Flaviana D. Verli,
  • João Luiz de Miranda,
  • Cássio Roberto R. Santos,
  • Sandra A. Marinho

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/302451
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2011

Abstract

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Intramuscular hemangioma is a relatively rare, benign tumor of vascular origin, accounting for less than 1% of all hemangiomas. This paper reports a case of a 48-year-old female patient with intramuscular hemangioma in the upper lip, treated with sclerotherapy and subsequent complementary surgery.