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A cavernous hemangioma of the tongue base presenting as an ectopic thyroid: A case report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Hemangioma is a common benign tumor of blood vessels, that rarely develops in the oropharynx. Cavernous hemangioma is characterized by thin-walled dilated blood vessels lined with endothelial cells.

Case report

We report a case of a 46 years-old woman who was admitted to our department with a complaint of chronic dysphonia and dysphagia. Clinical examination, radiological investigations and thyroid scintigraphy found a mass of the tongue base, compatible with a lingual thyroid. Treatment consisted of surgical excision through a cervical approach. The histopathological examination found a cavernous hemangioma.

Conclusion

Though hemangioma is very rare in the base of tongue, it should be a part of the differential diagnosis while investigating a lesion in the oral cavity and the oropharynx, alongside the other possibilities.

SUBMITTER: Beghdad DM

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7593267 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A cavernous hemangioma of the tongue base presenting as an ectopic thyroid: A case report.

Beghdad Dr M DM Choukry Dr K DK Mkhatri Dr A DA El Krimi Dr Z DZ Oukessou Pr Y PY Rouadi Pr S PS Abada Pr R PR Roubal Pr M PM Mahtar Pr M PM

Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) 20201023

<h4>Introduction</h4>Hemangioma is a common benign tumor of blood vessels, that rarely develops in the oropharynx. Cavernous hemangioma is characterized by thin-walled dilated blood vessels lined with endothelial cells.<h4>Case report</h4>We report a case of a 46 years-old woman who was admitted to our department with a complaint of chronic dysphonia and dysphagia. Clinical examination, radiological investigations and thyroid scintigraphy found a mass of the tongue base, compatible with a lingua ...[more]

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A cavernous hemangioma of the tongue base presenting as an ectopic thyroid: A case report.

Introduction

Case report

Conclusion

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A cavernous hemangioma of the tongue base presenting as an ectopic thyroid: A case report.

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