Spindle cell hemangioma: Unusual presentation of an uncommon tumor

Spindle cell hemangioma (SCH) is an uncommon tumor that usually presents as subcutaneous or deep dermal nodule affecting the extremities and is typically <2 cm in size. A few cases have been reported in the head and neck region. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, there are no previous reports...

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Autores principales: Gbolahan, Olalere Omoyosola, Fasina, Oluyemi, Adisa, Akinyele Olumuyiwa, Fasola, Olubayo A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4774302/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26980977
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0973-029X.174634
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Sumario:Spindle cell hemangioma (SCH) is an uncommon tumor that usually presents as subcutaneous or deep dermal nodule affecting the extremities and is typically <2 cm in size. A few cases have been reported in the head and neck region. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, there are no previous reports of SCH occurring in the orbit in the English literature. We, therefore, report the case of a large SCH involving the right orbit of a healthy 9-year-old Nigerian girl.

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