Radiographic findings of peripheral hemangioma and facial phleboliths

Phlebolith is calcified thrombi within a vein often in the presence of hemangiomas or vascular malformations. This case report describes a 46-year-old female referring with a history of peripheral facial hemangioma who mentioned the lesions since her early childhood. In clinical facial examination,...

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Main Authors: Ali Bagherpour, Hamid Jafarzadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cumhuriyet University 2013-01-01
Series:Cumhuriyet Dental Journal
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/48347
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description Phlebolith is calcified thrombi within a vein often in the presence of hemangiomas or vascular malformations. This case report describes a 46-year-old female referring with a history of peripheral facial hemangioma who mentioned the lesions since her early childhood. In clinical facial examination, the blue-red exophytic lesions in the right side of the face were observed. Besides, multiple radiopaque phleboliths were observed in panoramic radiograph. In this patient, the absence of complete regression of hemangioma as opposed to the age, as well as the presence of pathognomonic radiopaque phleboliths were observed.
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spelling doaj.art-336dbe49a30246b28c3449a590504efd2023-09-03T11:22:43ZengCumhuriyet UniversityCumhuriyet Dental Journal1302-58052146-28522013-01-01161586010.7126/cdj.2012.15292057Radiographic findings of peripheral hemangioma and facial phlebolithsAli BagherpourHamid JafarzadehPhlebolith is calcified thrombi within a vein often in the presence of hemangiomas or vascular malformations. This case report describes a 46-year-old female referring with a history of peripheral facial hemangioma who mentioned the lesions since her early childhood. In clinical facial examination, the blue-red exophytic lesions in the right side of the face were observed. Besides, multiple radiopaque phleboliths were observed in panoramic radiograph. In this patient, the absence of complete regression of hemangioma as opposed to the age, as well as the presence of pathognomonic radiopaque phleboliths were observed.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/48347peripheral hemangioma phlebolith panoramic radiography case report
spellingShingle Ali Bagherpour
Hamid Jafarzadeh
Radiographic findings of peripheral hemangioma and facial phleboliths
Cumhuriyet Dental Journal
peripheral hemangioma
phlebolith
panoramic radiography
case report
title Radiographic findings of peripheral hemangioma and facial phleboliths
title_full Radiographic findings of peripheral hemangioma and facial phleboliths
title_fullStr Radiographic findings of peripheral hemangioma and facial phleboliths
title_full_unstemmed Radiographic findings of peripheral hemangioma and facial phleboliths
title_short Radiographic findings of peripheral hemangioma and facial phleboliths
title_sort radiographic findings of peripheral hemangioma and facial phleboliths
topic peripheral hemangioma
phlebolith
panoramic radiography
case report
url https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/48347
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