Background: Oral and maxillofacial hemangioma is a benign
vascular tumor that develops due to endothelial cell proliferation and occurs
in and around the oral cavity. It consists of an abnormal overgrowth of tiny
blood vessels. Hemangioma may not be present at birth but may appear at 6-month
of life. It is a rare vascular tumor.
Objective: To present the clinical presentation, modalities
of treatment and surgical outcome of hemangioma of the oral and maxillofacial
region.
Materials and Methods: This is a retrospective study of all
the patients that were treated from January 2009 to December 2023. Information
was extracted from case files of patients. Data collected included: age at
presentation, sex, location of the tumor, treatment given, findings and
histological diagnosis.
Results: Twenty- six cases of hemangioma were seen in the
oral and maxillofacial region during the period of study. Twelve (n=12, 46.2%)
were males and fourteen (n=14, 53.8%). Male to female ratio was 1.0 to 1.2.
Cheek (46.2%) was the commonest site of occurrence, and the floor of the mouth
was the least (3.8%). The age ranged from 4 months to 39 years. Our diagnostic
tool was the aspiration of frank blood from the tumor which had similar
clotting time with the normal blood and our mode of treatment included:
injection of sclerosants and excision of the fibrous tissues.
Conclusion: It is essential to treat the tumor as early as
possible especially in large lesions with disfigurement or where it is
complicated by hemorrhage or infection.
Author(s) Details
Olatunde Oluleke
Omisakin
Maxillofacial Division, Department of Surgery, Barau Dikko
Teaching Hosptital, Kaduna State University Kaduna, Nigeria.
Stephen Akau Kache
Paediatic Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, Barau
Dikko Teaching Hosptital, Kaduna State University Kaduna, Nigeria.
Kene Ifeanyi Aghadi
Anaesthesia Division, Department of Surgery, Barau Dikko
Teaching Hosptital, Kaduna State University
Kaduna, Nigeria.
Please see the link:- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/mria/v8/434
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