ANGIOMYOMA OF THE UPPER LIP - CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Acta Clin Croat. 2019 Mar;58(1):183-186. doi: 10.20471/acc.2019.58.01.24.

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

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Angiomyoma / diagnosis
  • Angiomyoma / pathology*
  • Angiomyoma / surgery*
  • Biopsy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Lip Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Lip Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Male
  • Treatment Outcome