Journal de médecine vasculaire et de chirurgie

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Cavernous Hemangioma (Vascular Tumour) of Submandibular Salivary Gland in an Adult: A Rare Incidence

Pankaj Goyal, Kishan Kumawat, Gajendra Nath Gupta, Nidhi P. Chanchlani

Because cavernous hemangiomas of the Sub-Mandibular Gland (SMG) are uncommon, there are few clinicoradiologic pathognomonic characteristics on which to base a diagnosis. Hemangioma diagnosis prior to surgery is therefore unusual. The distinguishing clinical characteristic of cavernous hemangiomas involving the SMG is a fluctuant swelling that is unrelated to dietary intake. Similar signs and symptoms can be seen in both sialolithiasis and chronic sialadenitis. On a Computed Tomography (CT) scan, cavernous hemangiomas appear as cystic or enhancing lesions, either with or without calcification; however, this is not a pathognomonic finding for diagnosis. Typically, spontaneous regression does not occur in cavernous hemangiomas. So, surgical excision is the choice of treatment. We present an adult in this case report who underwent successful surgical excision for a cavernous hemangioma of the submandibular gland.