Clinicopathological, histochemical and immunohistochemical aspects of angioleiomyoma of the cheek: a case report

• Autor(a) principal: Matheus, Paula Daniele
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Outros Autores: Martins, Manoela Domingues, Meurer, Luise, Sant´Ana, Lucas N., Santa’Ana Filho, Manoel
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista odonto ciência (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/fo/article/view/15353
• topic: angioleiomyoma; smooth muscle neoplasms; benign neoplasm; oral lesions.; Angioleiomioma; Neoplasias de musculatura lisa; Neoplasia benigna; Lesões bucais

Introduction: Leiomyomas are benign smooth muscle neoplasms that preferably affect the genitals, skin, and gastrointestinal tract, being rarely seen in the oral cavity. They  re commonly classified into three microscopic patterns: solid leiomyoma, angioleiomyoma (ALM), and epithelioid leiomyoma. The most frequently reported sites of occurrence of oral ALM are the lip (48.6%), palate (21.1%), buccal mucosa and tongue (9.2%), and intraosseous lesions (8.3%).Case report: A 62 years old male presented a painless swelling in the left cheek. In this report histopathological and immunohistochemical analysis were made to confirm the diagnosis, since several lesions were possible. The treatment was local surgical excision of the tumor.