Maxillary haemangioma.
Maxillary haemangioma is a rare entity. It presents with a painless, slow-growing swelling and if it involves the paranasal sinuses it may present with severe epistaxis, mimicking a malignancy. A case of haemangioma arising in the bony maxilla and causing a cosmetic problem is presented here.
Goyal
Neeraj
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ENT & Head and Neck Department, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK. negoy@aol.com
Jones
Mary
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Sandison
Ann
A
Clarke
Peter M
PM
D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008437:Maxilla / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed