title: Submandibular venous hemangioma: Case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Hemangiomas of the submandibular space are very rare. Only 11 cases have been reported in the English literature, all of which were cavernous hemangiomas. In this report, we describe the case of a venous hemangioma in a 70-year-old woman. Ultrasound examination revealed a lobulated, homogeneous, hypoechoic mass, and minimal flow was detected on power Doppler evaluation. The mass and the submandibular gland were surgically excised, and the endothelium was found to be positive for CD31 and D2-40 markers, consistent with venous hemangioma. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of a venous hemangioma in the submandibular space.
authors.affiliation: Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.|Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
authors.forename: Adam N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Wallace
authors.affiliation: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
authors.forename: Ross
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vyhmeister
authors.affiliation: Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.|Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
authors.forename: Mudassar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamran
authors.affiliation: Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.|Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
authors.forename: Sharlene A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Teefey
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D061705:Image-Guided Biopsy; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
keywords: hemangioma; salivary glands; submandibular space; ultrasonography