Cavernous hemangioma of the tongue: A rare case report

Kamala, KA; Ashok, L; Sujatha, GP

doi:10.4103/0976-237x.128680

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“…Our case was of a male aged 33 years. The mass was soft, smooth, sessile, and red purple in color, similar to those described in literature (1,2). Hemorrhage may result spontaneously or following trauma.…”

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confidence: 61%

“…They are classified into three major groups: capillary, cavernous, and mixed (1,3,5,6). According to its depth and soft tissue involvement, they can be further classified as superficial, deep, and mixed (3).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Sclerotherapy is favored because of its efficiency and ability to secure the surrounding structures (1). Indications for surgery are no evidence for involution, very large tumors with or without thrombocytopenia, involvement of the adjacent structures, symptomatic (hemorrhage and infection) tumors, or cosmetic risk (1,4,7).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, various factors are considered for their management. The watch and wait policy, intralesional or systemic corticosteroid therapies, embolization techniques, excision, immunomodulatory therapies, and laser photocoagulation are the most popular İstanbul Med J 2017; 18: 239-41 therapies (1,4). Sclerotherapy is favored because of its efficiency and ability to secure the surrounding structures (1).…”

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Hemangioma Originating from the Soft Palate

Aydın¹,

Çoban²

2017

Istanbul Med J

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Hemangioma Originating from the Soft Palate

Aydın¹,

Çoban²

2017

Istanbul Med J

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“…Thus, the etiology remains unclear. Furthermore, it remains unclear whether all lesions are true neoplasms or should be regarded as hamartomas (2,21). Histologically, four types of hemangioma exist: Capillary, cavernous, venous and mixed.…”

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A rare case of pure primary hemangioma of the scapula: A case report

Zou

Dai

et al. 2015

Oncology Letters

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Abstract. Hemangioma is a benign vascular tumor, which may occur in any bone of the body. The most common locations are the spine and craniofacial bone; however, occurrence is extremely rare in the scapula. The current study presented the case of a 58-year-old female, with scapula hemangioma in the left shoulder who presented with joint ache that had lasted for ~1 year. The main clinical manifestations included local tenderness, an osseous lump and limited shoulder movement with a little pain, which was alleviated by rest. Roentgenogram, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging of the left acromion revealed a mass along the inner surface of the scapula of the left shoulder with polycystic expansion and bone destruction. The results of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging indicated a pure primary tumor and the lesion was subsequently resected. Notably, the postoperative pathological diagnosis was capillary hemangioma. The aim of the present study was to analyze the clinical and imaging features of scapula hemangioma, which must be considered for the differential diagnosis of scapula tumors. In the present case, no recurrence was identified by X-ray examination 1 year after surgery. The long-term efficacy of surgical treatment requires continuous observation of the patient. IntroductionBone hemangiomas are benign lesions originating from new capillaries or cavernous vascular vessels located in the bone. They are characterized by an increased number of normal or abnormal blood vessels. Bone hemangiomas are initially asymptomatic, however, as the tumor grows local pain is often experienced (1). Degradation can occur during the growth of hemangioma (2). These rare, slow growing neoplasms may occur at any age, and account for ~1% of bone tumors (3-5). Hemangiomas may occur in any bone of the body, most commonly in the spine, craniofacial bone, skull, ribs and long bones (6-15); however, occurrence in the scapula is extremely rare. Hemangiomas of the long bone or flat bone commonly have a 'foam' or 'honeycomb' appearance (16-18). Bone hemangiomas disrupt the cortex and commonly grow expansively, which may result in the lesions being misdiagnosed as aggressive tumors or osteofibrous dysplasia and infectious processes (9,19). At present, treatments include radiotherapy, surgery and vascular embolization (1). In the present study, a rare case of a capillary hemangioma of the scapula, which proved difficult to diagnose, was presented.To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of pure primary hemangioma of the scapula that was misdiagnosed as an osteofibrous dysplasia (20) and treated with surgery. Case reportIn June 2013, a 58 year-old female presented at the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University (Nanchang, China) with intermittent/repeated left shoulder pain, which had lasted for ~1 year. The main clinical manifestations included local tenderness, an osseous lump and limited shoulder movement with a little pain, which was alleviated by rest. The patient was referred to the Depa...

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