Second Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Iwate Medical University
Second Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Iwate Medical University
Second Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Iwate Medical University
Second Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Iwate Medical University
Second Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Iwate Medical University
Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, Iwate Medical University
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A case of gigantic hemangioma of the tongue with numerous phlebohths is reported The patient was a 77-year-old woman with a chief complaint of eating disturbance due to the swollen mass of the tongue Intra-oral examination revealed a lobulated, well circumscribed gigantic tumor mass of the tongue measuring 62×61×49mm, purplish-red in color On palpation, the tumor was compressible, and had numerous phlebohths In the tumor, over fifty radiopaque phlebohths were detected and no influx vessels were observed by angiography The tumor was surgically excised and the postoperative course was uneventful.