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Contrast-enhanced CT (puffed cheek method) revealed a well-defined, enhanced, round soft-tissue mass of the left cheek over the buccinator muscle (arrow) measuring 13.8 x 9 mm along with a tiny satellite lesion (arrowhead).
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Contrast enhanced CT (puffed cheek method) revealed a well-defined, contrast-enhanced, round soft-tissue mass of the left cheek over the buccinator muscle measuring 13.8 x 9 mm, with no apparent relations to the surrounding tissues (Figure 1).
Hematoxylin and eosin stain, x40. Glomus tumor of the solid type. Infiltration of the vessel wall by the neoplastic cells (arrow) does not indicate malignancy.
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Histological examination of the specimen was consistent with the diagnosis of glomus tumor of the solid type, with no mention of potential residual disease (Figure 2).
Hematoxylin and eosin stain, x10. Glomus tumor with solid (thin arrow), angiomatoid (arrowhead), and angiomyomatous (arrow) features.
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Histological examination revealed glomus tumor with solid, angiomatoid, and angiomyomatous features (Figure 3).