Cavernous Hemangioma of the Tongue
Hemangioma is a benign tumor of dilated blood vessels. It is most commonly seen in the head and neck region and rarely in the oral cavity. Hemangiomas in the oral cavity are always of clinical importance and require appropriate treatment. We report here a case of a 34-year-old female patient with a...
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| description | Hemangioma is a benign tumor of dilated blood vessels. It is most commonly seen in the head and neck region and rarely in the oral cavity. Hemangiomas in the oral cavity are always of clinical importance and require appropriate treatment. We report here a case of a 34-year-old female patient with a swelling on the lateral surface of tongue which did not respond to the sclerosing agent and was finally confirmed as cavernous hemangioma on histological evaluation. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ecf53765ba944d86bfd69d327d4f8b9e2025-08-20T03:21:26ZengWileyCase Reports in Dentistry2090-64472090-64552013-01-01201310.1155/2013/898692898692Cavernous Hemangioma of the TongueKrishna Kripal0Senthil Rajan1Beena Ropak2Ipsita Jayanti3Department of Periodontology, Rajarajeswari Dental College & Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka 560060, IndiaDepartment of Periodontology, Rajarajeswari Dental College & Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka 560060, IndiaDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Rajarajeswari Dental College & Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka 560060, IndiaDepartment of Periodontology, Rajarajeswari Dental College & Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka 560060, IndiaHemangioma is a benign tumor of dilated blood vessels. It is most commonly seen in the head and neck region and rarely in the oral cavity. Hemangiomas in the oral cavity are always of clinical importance and require appropriate treatment. We report here a case of a 34-year-old female patient with a swelling on the lateral surface of tongue which did not respond to the sclerosing agent and was finally confirmed as cavernous hemangioma on histological evaluation.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/898692 |
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