PMC4451652_01
(a) Preoperative patient's extraoral view. (b) Intraoperative view of the lesion. (c) Resected surgical specimen. (d) 12th month Postoperative extraoral view
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F1
The lesion was located approximately between the angle of the mandible and the anterior aspect of the sternocleidomastoid muscle (2-3 cm below the inferior border of the mandible) [Figure 1a]. The lesion, which appeared of vascular origin because of red-brown color, was capsulated and associated with a small artery on both the anterior and posterior borders [Figure 1b]. The excised specimen measuring 1.5 cm was sent to the laboratory for histopathological examination [Figure 1c]. No esthetic problem or complaint or recurrence was encountered over the course of the 3-year follow-up period [Figure 1d].
(a) Histopathological image of the large blood vessel (H&E stain, x40). (b) Photomicrograph showing lymphocyte and eosinophilic leukocyte infiltration along with blood capillaries (H&E stain, x200)
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F2
There was a large blood vessel with patent lumen and thick wall in the middle of the lesion [Figure 2a]. Edematous connective tissue with lymphocyte and eosinophilic leukocyte infiltration were detected among vascular configurations [Figure 2b].