1Professor and Head, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Microbiology, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha O Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
2Post-Graduate Trainee, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Microbiology, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha O Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
*Corresponding Author: Dr. Shubhangi Pareek, Post-Graduate Trainee, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Microbiology, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O ’Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, e-mail: pareek.shubhi@gmail.com
Online published on 27 March, 2020.
Over 50% of hemangiomas are found in the head and neck region with the most common sites of involvement being the lips, buccal mucosa, tongue and the palate. These are basically considered to be developmental vascular malformations or hamartomas instead of true neoplasms. We present here a case of cavernous hemangioma on lateral body of tongue in a 63-year-old male who was diagnosed clinically simply as hemangioma. Histopathology plays a vital role in the final diagnosis of such lesions. Other important factors like the age of the patient, the size and site of the lesion and its association to some vital structures play a major role in treatment of the lesion and its surgical approach.
Cavernous hemangioma, head and neck cancer, Histopathology
