DIODE LASER TO TREATMENT OF ORAL VASCULAR MALFORMATION: CASE REPORT

• Published in: Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology, 2024-06, Vol.137 (6), p.e226-e226
• Main Authors: POLIZEL, Arielly Mazon, RABELO, Ingrid Bruna de Menezes, AGUIAR, Ariela Lúcia Menezes, MORESCHI, Ana Regina Casaroto, TOLENTINO, Elen de Souza, de MIRANDA, Fábio Vieira
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 2212-4403; 2212-4411
• DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2023.12.380

Vascular anomalies are frequently found on oral mucosas, and these lesions can be managed through surgical and nonsurgical approaches. This report involves a 41-year-old female patient who presented with an erythematous nodule, measuring 5.0 mm, located at the center of the dorsum of her tongue and surrounded by adjacent vascular lesions. Initially, an excisional biopsy was performed using a diode laser. Histopathological examination revealed numerous single endothelial-lined vessels, indicative of lymphatic and blood vessels in the subepithelial region, which led to a diagnosis of lymphohemangioma. The patient is currently undergoing follow-up, during which other vascular areas are being treated with the diode laser. A flexible quartz fiber was held 3 mm from the lesion, employing the continuous wave mode, to perform photocoagulation. The diode laser's noncontact treatment method resulted in the coagulation of the lesion with minimal invasiveness, excellent healing, and no postoperative complications.