Spindle cell haemangioma of the tongue.

BACKGROUND

Spindle cell hemangioma (SCH) is an uncommon benign vascular tumor that rarely occurs in the mouth.

METHODS AND RESULTS

We present an SCH arising in the tongue of a 52-year-old otherwise healthy woman. SCH should be considered in the differential diagnosis of vascular tumors in the oral cavity and not misinterpreted as a more aggressive vascular tumor. We describe the clinical presentation, investigation, differential diagnosis and management of this condition and a literature search showing published case reports.

CONCLUSION

Although SCH rarely presents in the oral cavity it needs to be considered in the differential diagnosis of oral cavity tumors.