A Massive Hemangioma of the Cheek

ABSTRACT: Vascular lesions of the face are not a very common entity. Hemangiomas are benign tumors of vascular origin, withan incidence of 2%–3% in the neonates and 10% in children after 1 year. The incidence of cavernous hemangioma in general population is roughly about 0.5%.The incidence of intramuscular hemangiomas is rare and their occurrence in head and neck region is only 6 %.Most true hemangiomas involutewith time, but a certain small percentage do not. Herein, we report a rare case of combined cavernous and intramuscular hemangioma of left cheek with incomplete involution along with the presence of phleboliths. Key words: hemangioma, phleboliths, cheek http://www.ijbst.org/Home/papers-published/ijbst-2011-volume-4-issue-