Spindle cell hemangioma: Unusual presentation of an uncommon tumor

Olalere Omoyosola Gbolahan; Oluyemi Fasina; Akinyele Olumuyiwa Adisa; Olubayo A Fasola

doi:10.4103/0973-029X.174634

Spindle cell hemangioma: Unusual presentation of an uncommon tumor

J Oral Maxillofac Pathol. 2015 Sep-Dec;19(3):406. doi: 10.4103/0973-029X.174634.

Authors

Olalere Omoyosola Gbolahan¹, Oluyemi Fasina², Akinyele Olumuyiwa Adisa³, Olubayo A Fasola¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University College Hospital, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
² Department of Ophthalmology, University College Hospital, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
³ Department of Oral Pathology, University College Hospital, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Nigerian; Orbit; spindle cell hemangioma.

Publication types

Case Reports