Two Cases of Cavernous Hemangioma of the Submandibular Gland.
- Author:
Jung Hae CHO
1
;
Min Sik KIM
;
Young Hoon JOO
;
Dong Il SUN
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. hnsdi@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cavernous hemangioma;
Submandibular gland;
Calcification
- MeSH:
Caves;
Eating;
Female;
Hemangioma, Cavernous;
Humans;
Sialadenitis;
Submandibular Gland
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2008;51(10):935-937
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A cavernous hemangioma of the submandibular gland is extremely rare. Cavernous hemangiomas often contain thrombi or phleboliths, which make it difficult for imaging to differentiate them from sialadenitis with calcification. We present two female patients, I and II, 41 and 16 years of age, respectively. They were referred for recurrent swelling in the submandibular area. A computed tomography scan demonstrated a cystic lesion with contrast enhancing vasculature and multiple nodular calcifications in the submandibular region. After surgical removal of the lesion, histopathological examination showed a cavernous hemangioma with phlebolith. The clinical feature of cavernous hemangioma of submandibular gland shows that repeated painful swelling is not related with eating. Histologically, phleboliths are calcified nodules that can be regarded as a pathognomic feature of a cavernous hemangioma.
