Cavernous hemangioma presented with gigantic tongue
| Autor: | Hazama Mohamad, Norzi Ghazali, Mokhti Abdullah, Irfan Mohamad |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Blood transfusion business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Mandible General Medicine Airway obstruction medicine.disease Tongue bleeding Surgery Hemangioma medicine.anatomical_structure stomatognathic system Swallowing Tongue medicine Macroglossia medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science. 14:405-408 |
| ISSN: | 2076-0299 2223-4721 |
| DOI: | 10.3329/bjms.v14i4.25808 |
| Popis: | Lingual hemangioma is a benign congenital vascular tumour that may cause macroglossia. It can present with airway obstruction, speech disturbance, swallowing difficulties and mandible dental deformities. It usually occurred during childhood. Females are more affected. It usually poses difficulties in diagnosis and management. This case illustrated a rare case of lingual hemangioma in a 5 year old boy presented with tongue enlargement associated with swallowing difficulties and significant tongue bleeding which required blood transfusion. Surgical intervention in the form of tongue reduction surgery was successfully done to him. Histopathological examination revealed a cavernous hemangioma.Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.14(4) 2015 p.405-408 |
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