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https://doi.org/10.20471/acc.2019.58.01.24

Angiomyoma of the Upper Lip – Case Report and Review of the Literature

Berislav Perić ; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dubrava University Hospital, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Bruno Vidaković ; Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Dr. Josip Benčević General Hospital, Slavonski Brod, Croatia
Nino Grgić ; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dubrava University Hospital, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Spomenka Manojlović ; Department of Clinical and Experimental Pathology, Dubrava University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia
Hrvoje Čavka ; Čavka Private Dental Office, Mursko Središće, Croatia

Abstract

A case is presented of upper lip angiomyoma in a 36-year-old man. The tumor was painless, palpable and clinically visible. The operation was performed under local anesthesia in the Outpatient Department. There were no complications during the postoperative course. Current literature on the subject is listed in the introduction, followed by presentation of the case and histologic characteristics of the tumor. This case is described as one of the differential diagnostic possibilities in the diagnosis of soft tissue tumors of the lip. Also, through review of the literature, different clinical appearances of angiomyoma, histologic variations and immunohistochemical characteristics are discussed that can help identify this tumor.

Keywords

Angiomyoma; Lip neoplasms; Soft tissue neoplasms; Mouth; Anesthesia, local; Case reports

Hrčak ID:

220918

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/220918

Publication date:

1.3.2019.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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