Arteriovenous malformation of the mandible: Report of a case with a note on the differential diagnosis

Arteriovenous malformations are extremely rare conditions that can result from congenital or acquired abnormalities in the structure of blood vessels; they are potentially fatal. Arteriovenous malformations may be asymptomatic or may show various signs and symptoms including soft tissue swelling, pa...

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Published in:Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology and endodontics oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology and endodontics, 1997-09, Vol.84 (3), p.286-289
Main Authors: Mohammadi, Hossein, Said-Al-Naief, Nasser A.H, Heffez, Leslie B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Angiography
Arteries
Arteriovenous Malformations - diagnostic imaging
Arteriovenous Malformations - pathology
Arteriovenous Malformations - therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Dental Pulp Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Dentistry
Diagnosis, Differential
Embolization, Therapeutic
Face - blood supply
Facial bones, jaws, teeth, parodontium: diseases, semeiology
Female
Gingival Hemorrhage - pathology
Humans
Mandible - blood supply
Mandible - diagnostic imaging
Mandibular Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Medical sciences
Mouth Mucosa - pathology
Non tumoral diseases
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Paresthesia - pathology
Periapical Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Radiography, Panoramic
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tongue - blood supply
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Summary:Arteriovenous malformations are extremely rare conditions that can result from congenital or acquired abnormalities in the structure of blood vessels; they are potentially fatal. Arteriovenous malformations may be asymptomatic or may show various signs and symptoms including soft tissue swelling, pain, changes in skin and mucosal color, erythematous and bleeding gingiva, bruit, and paresthesia. Radiographically, there are no pathognomonic features. The present case illustrates an arteriovenous malformation in a 16-year-old Hispanic female. The case report is unique because the malformation was previously interpreted as a pathosis of pulpal origin and was initially treated as such, although the tooth showed no gross or radiographic dental caries. A broad view of the diagnostic imaging, radiographic differential diagnosis, treatment, and histopathologic description is also presented.
ISSN:1079-2104
1528-395X
DOI:10.1016/S1079-2104(97)90344-9