title: Hemangiomas of the head and neck with phleboliths: clinical features, diagnostic imaging, and treatment of 3 cases.
abstract: Hemangiomas are benign vascular lesions and are classified into cavernous, capillary, and mixed types. Phleboliths are calcified nodules that can be regarded as a pathognomic feature of hemangioma. The treatment of the hemangiomas is based on location, accessibility, depth of invasion, age, and cosmetic considerations. Surgical extirpation is a mainstay of treatment when indicated. Three cases of head and neck hemangioma are reported with clinical and imaging findings.
authors.affiliation: Diyarbakir Military Hospital, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Diyarbakir, Turkey. aybork@yahoo.com <aybork@yahoo.com>
authors.forename: Hasan Ayberk
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Altuğ
authors.forename: Vural
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Büyüksoy
authors.forename: Kemal Murat
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Okçu
authors.forename: Necdet
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Doğan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002137:Calculi / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014680:Veins