Venous hemangioma of the temporalis muscle

Temporal Muscle Cavernous Hemangioma: A Case Report and Literature Review

Hemangiomas are nonmalignant vascular lesions commonly seen in both the skin and mucosa that rarely occur in skeletal muscles. According to the type of vessel, a hemangioma can be differentiated into capillary, cavernous, or mixed types. The following report describes a case of temporalis muscle hemangioma in a 45-year-old female who presented with painful swelling in the left outer orbital wall, which had been growing in size over the past 12 months. CT scan and MRI revealed a well-demarcated lesion in the temporalis muscle measuring 10 mm × 13 mm × 15 mm. Surgical resection of the lesion was performed, allowing a definitive diagnosis of cavernous hemangioma to be made histologically. As radiological images are mainly inadequate for definitively diagnosing these lesions, surgical intervention is usually required. The recurrence rate differs among the three subtypes; thus, clinical follow-up and radiological imaging as needed are recommended.