Spindle cell hemangioma in the infratemporal fossa: A unique case report
| Autor: | Mouna Lyoubi, Yassir Hammouda, Sami Rouadi, Youssef Oukessou, Mohammed Mahtar, Mohammed Roubal, Redallah Abada |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Computed tomography Hemangioma 03 medical and health sciences Spindle cell 0302 clinical medicine Case report Medicine heterocyclic compounds Infratemporal fossa medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry medicine.disease body regions medicine.anatomical_structure 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Vascular tumor Immunohistochemistry 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology Surgery Radiology Presentation (obstetrics) Right cheek business Spindle cell hemangioma |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Surgery Case Reports |
| ISSN: | 2210-2612 |
| Popis: | Highlights • Spindle cell hemangioma (SCH) is a rare vascular tumor that was considered to be intermediate -or low-grade malignancy, with biological behavior between a hemangioma and angiosarcoma. • The SCH is commonly found in the distal extremities. So far, only 16 cases have been described in the head and neck area. No previous case has been described in the infratemporal fossa. • SCH shows a proliferation of spindle cells composed of endothelial cells, pericytes and fibroblasts between dilated vascular spaces and immunoreactivity to endothelial markers. Introduction Spindle cell hemangioma (SCH) is a rare vascular tumor which was first described in 1986. It affects mostly the distal extremities. The head and neck are rarely involved. This article reports the first case of SCH in the infratemporal fossa. Presentation of case A 41-year-old woman presented with an 8-month history of right cheek swelling. Facial CT scan and MRI showed an intensely and heterogeneously enhancing tumor of the infratemporal fossa suggesting an angiomatous neoplasm. The mass was excised surgically through an anterior maxillary approach. The histopathological and immunohistochemistry analysis revealed a SCH. Conclusion This case report presents a unique presentation of a Spindle cell hemangioma in an unexpected location of the head and neck region. it underlines the importance for clinicians and pathologists to consider the Spindle cell hemangioma as a possible etiological diagnosis of infratemporal fossa tumors. |
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