title: Intraoral venous malformation presenting with multiple phleboliths.
abstract: Venous malformations are the most common of all vascular anomalies. Phleboliths are described as characteristic of such malformations; furthermore, when they are encountered in the major salivary glands, they must be differentiated from salivary calculi. We report a case of an intraoral venous malformation in the left retromolar area with multiple phleboliths.
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Unit, Divison of Reconstructive Surgery, Geneva University Hospital, Switzerland. Scolozzi@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Scolozzi
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Laurent
authors.forename: Tommaso
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lombardi
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Richter
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002137:Calculi / Q000473:pathology*; D002610:Cheek; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000098:blood supply*; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D014680:Veins / Q000002:abnormalities