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A rare case of intramuscular haemangioma in a six-year-old boy - a diagnostic dilemma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

P. Chatrath ,
A. G. Pfleiderer  and
J. W. Blundell
P. Chatrath*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Edith Cavell Hospital, PeterboroughUK.
A. G. Pfleiderer
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Edith Cavell Hospital, PeterboroughUK.
J. W. Blundell
Affiliation:
Department of Histopathology, Peterborough District Hospital, Peterborough, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Dr P. Chatrath, 36 Saxon Way, Willingham, Cambridge CB4 5UT.
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Abstract

Intramuscular haemangiomas are uncommon tumours of the head and neck, occurring mainly in adults and usually located in the region of the masseter muscle and parotid gland. We report the case of a child with an intramuscular haemangioma over the left maxilla, which caused some diagnostic confusion in view of its atypical location combined with the unusual age and inflammatory mode of presentation.

Keywords

Haemangioma, musclesMaxilla
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 112 , Issue 12 , December 1998 , pp. 1181 - 1182
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1998

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