title: Intralesional Sclerotherapy - A Novel Approach for The Treatment of Intraoral Haemangiomas.
abstract: In infancy and childhood haemangiomas are the most common neoplasms in head and neck region with an occurrence of about 60%. Approximately 40%-50% of all haemangiomas resolve incompletely, leaving permanent changes in the skin, such as telangiectases, epidermal atrophy, hypopigmentation or redundant skin with fibro-fatty residue but a few stubborn, problematic haemangiomas may result in serious disfigurement and dysfunction, and even become life-threatening. Most haemangiomas are managed by conservative methods that include corticosteroids (either systemic or local injection), sclerotherapy, interferon-alpha, laser therapy, embolization, cryotherapy, and radiation. Due to risk of haemorrhaging, surgical removal for small vascular lesions is not considered and it is more invasive than sclerotherapy. This case report presents the efficacy of intralesional sclerotherapy for the management of haemangiomas on dorsum and lateral border of tongue.
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Panineeya Institute of Dental sciences , Hyderabad, Telangana, India .
authors.forename: G Siva Prasad
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Panineeya Institute of Dental sciences , Hyderabad, Telangana, India .
authors.forename: G Venkateshwara
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.affiliation: Post Graduate Student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Panineeya Institute of Dental sciences , Hyderabad, Telangana, India .
authors.forename: K Sravan Kumar
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.affiliation: Post Graduate Student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Panineeya Institute of Dental sciences , Hyderabad, Telangana, India .
authors.forename: B Srilatha
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Priyadarshini
authors.affiliation: Post Graduate Student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Panineeya Institute of Dental sciences , Hyderabad, Telangana, India .
authors.forename: P Karuna
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Sree
keywords: Sclerosing agent; Sodium tetra decyl sulphate; Vascular lesions