TY - JOUR
T1 - Spindle cell hemangioma (hemangioendothelioma) of the head and neck
T2 - case report of an unusual (or underdiagnosed) tumor
AU - Tosios, K. I.
AU - Gouveris, I.
AU - Sklavounou, A.
AU - Koutlas, I. G.
PY - 2008/2
Y1 - 2008/2
N2 - Spindle cell hemangioma (SCH), also known as spindle cell hemangioendothelioma, is a unique vascular tumor with combined microscopic features of both a cavernous hemangioma and Kaposi sarcoma. It almost exclusively affects the dermis and subcutis of the distal extremities. A review of the literature disclosed only 5 cases of SCH reported in detail in the soft tissues of the head and neck. An additional case of SCH manifesting as a submucosal nodule in the upper lip of a 29-year-old woman is presented. Because this is the second case reported from the same institution, it is suggested that SCH is an underdiagnosed lesion.
AB - Spindle cell hemangioma (SCH), also known as spindle cell hemangioendothelioma, is a unique vascular tumor with combined microscopic features of both a cavernous hemangioma and Kaposi sarcoma. It almost exclusively affects the dermis and subcutis of the distal extremities. A review of the literature disclosed only 5 cases of SCH reported in detail in the soft tissues of the head and neck. An additional case of SCH manifesting as a submucosal nodule in the upper lip of a 29-year-old woman is presented. Because this is the second case reported from the same institution, it is suggested that SCH is an underdiagnosed lesion.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.tripleo.2007.03.005
DO - 10.1016/j.tripleo.2007.03.005
M3 - Article
C2 - 17656123
AN - SCOPUS:38949186497
VL - 105
SP - 216
EP - 221
JO - Oral Surgery Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology
JF - Oral Surgery Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology
SN - 2212-4403
IS - 2
ER -