Intramuscular hemangioma of the masseter muscle

Intramuscular hemangiomas (1MH) are uncommon tumors of the head and neck, b ut often occur in the trunk and extremities. When present in the head, the masseter muscle is the most frequently involved site, although constituting only 0.8% of all hemangiomas, Accurate preoperative diagnosis is uncommon without cytology or biopsy. A case of IMH off the masseter muscle in a 24-y ear-old Turkish woman is presented. Clinical, radiologic and histologic fin dings and treatment modalities are reviewed.