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| Year : 2023 |
Volume
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Glomus tumor in the buccal mucosa: A case report and review of the literature
Bahar Afroozi1, Fahimeh Rezazadeh2, Zohreh Jaafari-Ashkavandi3, Saeid Tavanafar4
1 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran
2 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine, School of Dentistry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
3 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, School of Dentistry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
4 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
Correspondence Address:
Saeid Tavanafar
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand
Iran
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DOI: 10.4103/jomfp.jomfp_232_22
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Glomus tumors are rare benign neoplasms usually occurring in the upper and lower extremities. However, oral cavity involvement is rare, with only a few case reports. We present a 37-year-old male patient with a chief complaint of an exophytic lesion in the left buccal mucosa for one year referred to our center. At the time, he did not have any pain or lymphadenopathy. The patient underwent surgery using a high-power CO2 laser. His histopathological examination revealed a glomus tumor. After 2 years of follow-up, no evidence of recurrence was detected. Glomus tumors should be taken seriously when patients have a painless exophytic bluish lesion in the buccal mucosa.
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