Management of Vascular Malformations in Dangerous Area of Oral Cavity: The Iranian Experience and Review of Treatment Modalities

Autor:	Somayeh Alirezaei, Bita Tavakoli, Masood Rezaei, Arash Azizi, Maryam Baharvand
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty business.industry medicine.drug_class Vascular malformation medicine.disease Oral cavity Surgery Lesion Treatment modality medicine Alveolar ridge Corticosteroid Clinical significance medicine.symptom business Dexamethasone medicine.drug
Zdroj:	Open Journal of Stomatology. :115-120
ISSN:	2160-8717 2160-8709
DOI:	10.4236/ojst.2014.43018
Popis:	Aim: To evaluate the effect of a highly potent corticosteroid (dexamethasone) in the treatment of vascular malformation when the location is difficult to reach and complications such as uncontrolled bleeding is predictable in surgery. Background: Vascular malformation is not a common lesion in oral cavity especially in alveolar ridge with extension to the pillar uvula. These lesions arise from capillary or venous malformations with various surgical or non-surgical treatment modalities. Case Description: We performed weekly intralesional injection of dexamethasone in a patient with a vascular malformation in alveolar ridge extending to the lingual side of alveolar ridge and posterior extension to the uvula. Complete resolution of lesion was observed after 6th injection. Conclusion: Intralesional injection of dexamethasone is a potentially curative method to treat oral vascular malformation. Clinical Significance: Injection of dexamethasone is a simple and cost-effective therapy that can be used as a safe treatment for vascular malformations prior to or as a substitute for surgery.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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