title: Gingival hemangioma with port wine nevi of the face. A case report.
abstract: Hemangioma is a proliferating mass of blood vessels. Its occurrence in gingiva is rare. The diagnosis and treatment of hemangioma is complex, and any attempt to carry out biopsy/surgical excision may lead to fatal consequences due to severe hemorrhage. A rare case of gingival hemangioma with port wine nevi of face is reported. The case is of periodontal interest because the lesion occurred on the gingiva, a reliable diagnostic approach (Ultrasound Spectra Doppler Flow) was used and a conservative treatment using a sclerosing agent was employed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, PMNM Dental College and Hospital, Bagalkot, India.
authors.forename: Shridhara B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: Shiva
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: Sudhir R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.forename: Nagaraj B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Kalburgi
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Vanaki
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Puranik
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000150:complications*; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019339:Port-Wine Stain / Q000150:complications*; D012597:Sclerosing Solutions / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler
chemical_list: D012597:Sclerosing Solutions