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A case is presented of upper lip angiomyoma in a 36-year-old man. The tumor was painless, palpable and clinically visible. The operation was performed under local anesthesia in the Outpatient Department. There were no complications during the postoperative course. Current literature on the subject is listed in the introduction, followed by presentation of the case and histologic characteristics of the tumor. This case is described as one of the differential diagnostic possibilities in the diagnosis of soft tissue tumors of the lip. Also, through review of the literature, different clinical appearances of angiomyoma, histologic variations and immunohistochemical characteristics are discussed that can help identify this tumor., Autori prikazuju slučaj angiomioma gornje usne kod muškarca u dobi od 36 godina. Tumor je bio bezbolan, palpabilan i klinički vidljiv. Operacija je učinjena ambulantno u lokalnoj anesteziji. Poslijeoperacijski tijek je bio uredan. Postojeća literatura o temi je prikazana u uvodu te je potom popraćena prikazom slučaja kao i histološkim karakteristikama prikazanog tumora. Ovaj se slučaj opisuje kao jedna od diferencijalno dijagnostičkih mogućnosti kod mekotkivnih tumora usne. Također, kroz pregled literature pokazuju se različite kliničke i histološke varijacije tumora kako bi se što lakše dijagnosticirao.

Angioedema indicates acute subcutaneous edema that characterizes improperly restricted cutaneous or mucous membrane swelling, which can occur only once or be relapsing. Edema usually occurs in the periorbital area, lips, tongue, extremities and intestinal wall. It has turned out that angioedema is usually caused by the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE) or allergies to certain allergens (allergic or IgE-mediated angioedema), followed by C1 inhibitor deficiency (hereditary and acquired angioedema), or the cause is unknown (idiopathic angioedema). It has been shown that patients with angioedema often have urticaria, which is noted in approximately 50% of cases. Usually there is a type I allergic reaction to some food allergens or drugs or insect stings. The most common causes of allergic angioedema are bee and wasp stings, reactions to medications or injections for sensitivity testing, and certain foods (especially eggs, shellfish and nuts). In diagnostic terms, it is important to determine the potential allergen, which is commonly performed with cutaneous tests, such as prick test, etc. The main risk of angioedema is swelling of the tongue, larynx and trachea, which can lead to airway obstruction and death, therefore tracheotomy is indicated in such cases. The initial treatment of patients with most forms of angioedema included administration of antihistamines and glucocorticoids, while epinephrine is given if there is fear from laryngeal edema., Angioedem označava akutni potkožni edem koji obilježava nepravilno ograničeno oticanje kože ili sluznice koje se javlja jednokratno ili opetovano. Edem se obično javlja u predjelu periorbite, usnica, jezika, udova i crijevne stijenke. Pokazalo se da je angioedem često izazvan uzimanjem inhibitora angiotenzin-konvertirajućeg enzima (ACE) ili alergijom na neke alergene (alergijski ili angioedem posredovan IgE-om), zatim deficijencijom C1 inhibitora (nasljedni i stečeni angioedem) ili je uzrok nepoznat (idiopatski angioedem). Pokazalo se da bolesnici s angioedemom često imaju i urtikariju, što se zapaža u oko 50% slučajeva. Najčešće se radi o alergijskoj reakciji tipa I. na neke alergene hrane ili lijekova ili na ubod insekata. Utvrđeno je da su najčešći uzroci alergijskog angioedema ubodi pčela i osa, reakcije na lijekove ili injekcije za testiranje preosjetljivosti te određena hrana (osobito jaja, školjke i orašasti plodovi). U dijagnostičkom pogledu važno je utvrditi potencijalni alergen, što se najčešće izvodi kožnim testovima, kao što je ubodni test i dr. Rizično kod angioedema je oticanje jezika, grkljana i dušnika, što može dovesti do začepljenja dišnih putova i smrti, pa je tada indicirana i traheotomija. Početno liječenje bolesnika u većini oblika alergijskog angioedema je uzimanje antihistaminika i glukokortikoida, dok se epinefrin daje ako postoji bojazan od edema grkljana.