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. 1997 May;18(5):983-5.

Vanishing tumor of the temporalis muscle: repeated hemorrhage in an intramuscular venous hemangioma.

H Itosaka 1, M Tada 1, Y Sawamura 1, H Abe 1, H Saito 1
PMCID: PMC8338093  PMID: 9159382

Abstract

We present a rare case of venous hemangioma in the temporalis muscle that repeatedly and spontaneously enlarged and disappeared over several months. MR imaging depicted multiple fluid-fluid levels in the tumor alongside characteristic findings of hemangioma, indicating that the peculiar course was due to hemorrhage and blood resorption within the tumor.

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