Macroglossia Associated with Lymphangioma: Surgical Management of An Interesting Case
Published: November 1, 2015 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2015/.6717
Tapan Nagpal, Dixit Shah, BS Manjunatha, Amit Mahajan
1. Professor, Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, Dheeraj General Hospital Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Vadodara, Gujrat, India.
2. Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, K.M. Shah Dental College and Hospital, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Vadodara, Gujrat, India.
3. Associate Professor, Department of Oral Anatomy and Histology, Faculty of Dentistry, Taif University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
4. Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, K.M. Shah Dental College and Hospital, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Vadodara, Gujrat, India.
Correspondence
Dr. BS Manjunatha,
Associate Professor, Faculty of Dentistry, Al-Hawaiya, Taif University, Taif, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
E-mail : drmanju26@hotmail.com
Lymphangioma is considered as benign as well as a hamartomatous lesion of the lymphatic vessels that shows a marked predilection for the head and neck region. The most common site for intraoral lymphangiomas is the anterior two-thirds on the dorsal surface of tongue resulting in macroglossia. Such patients have a tendency of speech disturbances, poor oral hygiene, and bleeding from tongue following a trauma. A child with markedly enlarged tongue presents a unique challenge to the clinicians. Aesthetic, occlusal, functional and psychosocial problems may arise as a result of this condition. The indexed patient presented with an enlarged tongue. Wide excision of the lesion was done as a treatment.
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