Capillary and Cavernous Hemangiomas of the Maxilla: Case Report of Two Patients and A Review of the Literature

Parveen A Lone, Tahir Ahmad, Sandeep Kaur, Farhat Raza

Professor and Head Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Indira Gandhi Government Dental College and Hospital Jammu, India
House Surgeon, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Indira Gandhi Government Dental College Jammu, India
Registrar, Indira Gandhi Government Dental College Jammu
Post Graduate Scholar, Himachal Dental College, Sundarnagar, India

^*Correspondance to: Tahir Ahmad 

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Abstract:

Hemangiomas are the most common benign vascular lesions of the head and neck region. However, their occurrence in the oral cavity is relatively rare, especially in oral soft tissue. Hemangiomas are endothelial cell proliferations, followed by gradual involution tumors with unique biologic characteristics that they grow rapidly regress slowly and have very less recurrence. This case report present a case of central hemangioma in a female patient in the maxillary canine-premolar region of unusual size, which is uncommon and a case of cavernous hemangioma in buccal and palatal area of male patient. Even though the lesion has benign growth yet,detailed description, clinical and histopathological features along with new treatment modalities are hugely important for a dental profession.

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Lone PA, Ahmad T, Kaur S, Raza F. Capillary and Cavernous Hemangiomas of the Maxilla: Case Report of Two Patients and A Review of the Literature. Ann Clin Case Rep. 2017; 2: 1316.