Cavernous hemangioma of the lower lip: a case report

Abstract

Hemangiomas are benign neoplasms of proliferated endothelial cells and they present as red or blue purple lesions which are localised in subcutaneous or submucosal tissue. 60% of the lesions presents in the maxillofacial region and they are most commonly found on the lips, tongue and buccal mucosa. Although hemangiomas usually appear at infancy and childhood, they may rarely present at birth or adults. The treatment plan established for hemangiomas must consider aspects such as size, location, length and lesion hemodynamics, patients age and viability of the technique to be used. Systemic corticosteroids, sclerotherapy and surgical exicison are the most common treatment methods for hemangiomas. This case report presents the surgical excision of a cavernous hemangioma of the lower lip in 60-year- old male patient.

Özet

Hemanjiomlar, subkutanöz veya submukozal dokuda lokalize, krmz, mavi-mor renkte, prolifere endotelial hücrelerin benign neoplazmlar olarak tanmlanmaktadrlar. Lezyonlarn % 60 maksillofasial bölgede görülür ve en sk lokalize olduu bölgeler, dudaklar, dil ve bukkal mukozadr. Ço- unlukla bebeklik ve çocuklukta olumakla birlikte düük bir oranda doumda veya erikinlerde de rastlanabilir. Tedavilerinde lezyon boyutu, lokalizasyonu, hemodinamii, hastann ya ve kullanlacak yöntemin geçerlilii göz önünde bulundurulmaldr. Sistemik kortikosteroid kullanm, skleroterapi ve cerrahi, hemanjiom tedavisinde en sk kullanlan yöntemlerdir. Bu çalmada, 60 yanda erkek hastada, alt dudak mukozasnda yerleimli bir kavernöz hemanjiom olgusunun cerrahi eksizyonla tedavisinin sunulmas amaçlanmtr. Anahtar Kel