2016 年 62 巻 10 号 p. 513-517
Epithelioid hemangioma (EH) is classified as a benign vascular tumor and rarely occurs in the oral or maxillofacial region. We report a case of EH in the left mental region. A 50-year-old woman was referred to our hospital because of swelling of the left mental region. An indolent elastic-soft tumor with a diameter of approximately 15 mm was present. The tumor was surgically excised and histopathologically diagnosed as EH on the basis of the presence of several microvessels surrounded by endothelial cells with an epithelium-like appearance. Histopathological examination is essential for the definitive diagnosis of EH. Intensive observation is also necessary owing to the risk of recurrence in patients with EH.