Combined surgery and sclerotherapy for massive venous malformations of the tongue.
- Author:
Xingxing HUANG
;
Haixiao ZOU
;
Xiaoke GUO
;
Yifang ZHAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Bleomycin; analogs & derivatives; therapeutic use; Combined Modality Therapy; methods; Ethanol; therapeutic use; Humans; Injections, Intralesional; Polyethylene Glycols; therapeutic use; Sclerosing Solutions; therapeutic use; Sclerotherapy; Tongue; blood supply; Treatment Outcome; Vascular Malformations; therapy; Veins; abnormalities
- From: Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery 2016;32(1):14-17
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo explore the curative effect of surgery and selerotherapy for massive venous malformations of the tongue.
METHODSFrom January 2005 to December 2014, subtotal resection or debulking for 15 cases of massive venous malformation in the tongue was undertaken with multiple sessions of pre- and post-operative injection therapy of pingyangmycin, lauromacrogol and absolute ethanol.
RESULTSAll signs associated with the lesions including eating, sleep and speech disorders disappeared after treatment. Complete or near complete resolution was achieved in 9 cases, and a significant reduction in size in a further 6 cases after surgical excision and peri-operative sclerotherapy.
CONCLUSIONSFor massive venous malformations of the tongue, surgical excision combined with multiple sessions of sclerotherapy is a good treatment option.