Cellular Hemangioma in an adult: A case report

Abstract

Hemangioma, which is a rife benign proliferative lesion with vascular tissue origin, is the most common vascular anomaly of infancy. Cellular hemangioma is one type of these tumors, known as the vascular channel formation of endothelial cells. This report describes a 34-year old man with an exophytic lesion on the lower lip , firm, dome shape ,smooth surface with mild keratosis who came to us two months ago ; histopathologic finding showed a relatively rare subtype of hemangioma, cellular hemangioma ,which characterized by the potential for recurrence and cellular immaturity . Among hemangioma subtypes, the most common are cavernous and capillary hemangiomas; a relatively rare subtype is cellular hemangioma, characterized by the potential for recurrence and cellular immaturity. CH most commonly involved parotid gland, but may also occur internally in the oral mucosa in infancy and early childhood. Mmucocele and pyogenic granuloma were considered in the differential diagnosis for our case.