18Feb 2017

INTRAORAL VENOUS MALFORMATION WITH PHLEBOLITHS – A CASE REPORT WITH REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

  • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, A B Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences Deralakatte-575018, Karnataka, India.
  • Department of General Pathology, KS Hegde Medical Academy Deralakatte-575018, Karnataka, India.
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Venous malformations formdue to disturbances during the developmental period of an embryo. Occasionally, associated with calcified bodies known as phleboliths. Pathological calcification of soft tissues is modulated by the deposition of calcium and other mineral salts. Phlebolith formation, is reported as a predictable feature of hemangiomas was first described in the splenic vein by Canstatt in the year 1843.The overall incidence of vascular anomalies is approximately 1 in 10,000 while children are more affected. They can occur anywhere in the body involving dermis, subcutaneous tissue, intraoral mucosa and skeletal tissue with an incidence around 40% in head and neck regions. They are arbitrarily distributed in various number and size, radiographs aid in detection of calcifications. Vascular malformations of oral cavity are not uncommon, with preponderance towards tongue, lips, buccal mucosa, gingiva, palatal mucosa and oropharynx.Treatment of vascular malformations are managed by more than one modalities like surgical excision, laser therapy and sclerotherapy. Herein we are reporting a rare case of an intraoral venous malformation with phleboliths.

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[Reshma Amin, Padmaraj Hegde, Pushparaja Shetty and J H Makannavar. (2017); INTRAORAL VENOUS MALFORMATION WITH PHLEBOLITHS – A CASE REPORT WITH REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Feb). 663-666] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Dr Reshma Amin
Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology A B Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences Deralakatte-

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/3198      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/3198

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