A case of benign hemangioendothelioma of infancy occuring in the buccal fat pad

A case of benign hemangioendothelioma occurring in the buccal fat pad of a 2-month-old infant is reported. Two months after birth, her mother noticed a well-demarcated, elastic soft nodule at the left buccal region of the patient. The lesion was excised and histopathologically diagnosed as benign he...

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Published inJapanese Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Vol. 52; no. 6; pp. 342 - 345
Main Authors EGUCHI, Mika, KAWANO, Kenji, ONO, Keiichiro, TAKAHASHI, Akio, MIZUKI, Harumi, YANAGISAWA, Shigetaka
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japanese Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 2006
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benign hemangioendothelioma
buccal fat pad
infancy
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Summary:A case of benign hemangioendothelioma occurring in the buccal fat pad of a 2-month-old infant is reported. Two months after birth, her mother noticed a well-demarcated, elastic soft nodule at the left buccal region of the patient. The lesion was excised and histopathologically diagnosed as benign hemangioendothelioma. As of 1 vear 11 months after the oberation. there has been no evidence of recurrence.
ISSN:0021-5163
2186-1579
DOI:10.5794/jjoms.52.342