Central hemangioma of mandible presenting as massive radiolucency
A hemangioma is a proliferation of blood vessels that creates a mass resembling a neoplasm. Some regard it as a true neoplasm while others state that it is a hamartoma resulting from proliferation of mesodermal cells that undergo endothelial differentiation and subsequently are canalized and vascula...
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications,
2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | A hemangioma is a proliferation of blood vessels that creates a mass resembling a neoplasm. Some regard it as a true neoplasm while others state that it is a hamartoma resulting from proliferation of mesodermal cells that undergo endothelial differentiation and subsequently are canalized and vascularized. A central hemangioma rarely develops in the jaws. This case report deals with a low flow hemangioma in the ramus of the mandible, which despite its large size proved to be innocuous and lacked most of the characteristics of a conventional central hemangioma. |
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| Item Description: | 0972-1363 0975-1572 10.4103/0972-1363.57778 |