Cavernous hemangioma in the submandibular gland masquerading as sialadenitis: Case report

This report describes a case of cavernous hemangioma in the submandibular gland of a 37-year-old Irish woman. The lesion clinically and radiologically (as shown both by plain radiographs and computed tomography imaging) resembled salivary calculous disease. Numerous phleboliths were present in the h...

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Published in:Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology and endodontics oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology and endodontics, 1997-08, Vol.84 (2), p.146-148
Main Authors: McMenamin, Máirín, Quinn, Aidan, Barry, Hugh, Sleeman, Duncan, Wilson, Graham, Toner, Mary
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Calcinosis - pathology
Dentistry
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Hemangioma, Cavernous - diagnosis
Humans
Medical sciences
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Salivary Gland Calculi - diagnosis
Sialadenitis - diagnosis
Submandibular Gland Neoplasms - diagnosis
Tumors
Upper respiratory tract, upper alimentary tract, paranasal sinuses, salivary glands: diseases, semeiology
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Summary:This report describes a case of cavernous hemangioma in the submandibular gland of a 37-year-old Irish woman. The lesion clinically and radiologically (as shown both by plain radiographs and computed tomography imaging) resembled salivary calculous disease. Numerous phleboliths were present in the hemangioma. The rarity of a cavernous hemangioma in such a location and its simulation of salivary calculous disease stimulated us to report the case.
ISSN:1079-2104
1528-395X
DOI:10.1016/S1079-2104(97)90060-3