title: Surgical treatment of a rare sublingual intramuscular arteriovenous malformation.
abstract: We describe an aggressive median mandibulotomy approach for a sublingual arteriovenous malformation. Sublingual region is very rare location for arteriovenous malformation and requires special attention. The median mandibulotomy approach provides us with a wide surgical field for the resection of sublingual lesions. The procedure is easy and safe and, after dysfunction, is minimal. Preoperative transarterial embolization is recommended to reduce intraoperative blood loss.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Kurashiki, Japan. khonda@ent.kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Keigo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.forename: Shinzo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Kazutomo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakazawa
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohta
mesh_terms: D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016461:Chemoembolization, Therapeutic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*