A case of vascular leiomyoma in the buccal submucosa

Abstract

Vascular leiomyoma is a benign tumor of smooth muscle that originates in blood vessels and occurs mainly on the limbs. It rarely occurs in the oral cavity. We report a case of vascular leiomyoma arising in the buccal submucosa of a 40-year-old woman. She was referred to our clinic because of a painless mass of the buccal mucosa. The tumor measured about 30×20mm and was well localized. The primary clinical diagnosis was a benign tumor of the buccal submucosa. We performed enucleation of the tumor under general anesthesia.Histopathologically, the tumor was diagnosed as a vascular leiomyoma. The posto erative course has been uneventful after 2 years 10 months.