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- Title
INTRAMUSCULAR HEMANGIOMAS.
- Authors
Terezhalmy, Geza T.; Riley, Catherine K.; Moore, William S.
- Abstract
This article provides photographs depicting intramuscular hemangiomas with information on the diagnosis and treatment of these benign congenital neoplasms. The development of intramuscular hemangiomas in the masseter muscles is described. The identification of symptoms including soft tissue calcification, also called phleboliths, in x-ray photographs of the jaw are described. The confirmation of diagnosis using sonography is recommended. The cosmetic and physiological indications of this condition are described. Conditions presenting similar symptoms including tumors in the salivary glands, lymphadenopath, sialoceles are also noted.
- Subjects
HEMANGIOMAS; MASSETER muscle; TUMOR growth; DENTAL photography; JAW radiography; ENDOTHELIUM; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Quintessence International, 2000, Vol 31, Issue 2, p142
- ISSN
0033-6572
- Publication type
Article