Cavernous Hemangioma of the Tongue: A Rare Case Report
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 7
Abstract
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. They are considered as hamartomas. Here we report a case of a 29-year old female patient with swelling on the left lateral surface of the tongue, which did not respond to the medical management and was later on excised and proved as cavernous hemangioma. Even though radiotherapy, cryotherapy, laser therapy, medical treatment, injection of sclerosing agent and the selective embolization of the lingual artery have some efficacy, we conclude that due to utility of tongue in speech and swallowing, surgery is the treatment of choice in the isolated vascular lesions of the body of the tongue. Keywords: Cavernous hemangioma, hemangioma, tongue
Authors and Affiliations
Gaurav Kataria, Aditi Saxena, Nidhi Kataria, Jaspreet Kaur, Baldev Singh, Sanjeev Bhagat
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