Hemangioma is the most common benign vascular tumor of infancy and develops due to endothelial cell proliferation. Hemangioma mostly occurs on head and neck skin and regresses spontaneously within 5-10 years in 50-90% of cases. However, oral lesions show less regression than skin lesions. Hemangiomas are divided into superficial and deep subgroups. Superficial ones are defined as capillaries, deep ones as cavernous and mixed. Blanching of the hemangioma under pressure is characteristic finding.Hemangiomas are more common in women. The most commonly affected area is the tongue and palatal mucosa, and it is rarely observed in the jaw bones. Hemangiomas are usually asymptomatic but there is a bleeding risk. Diagnosis is based on anamnesis and clinical features. 1 Phleboliths are calcified thrombi found in veins, venulesor sinusoidal veins of hemangiomas (especially cavernous type). Head and neck phleboliths are almost always sign of hemangioma. 2
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