title: Cavernous hemangioma of the submandibular gland with parapharyngeal extension in an adult: Case report.
abstract: Cavernous hemangiomas of the submandibular gland are rare. Signs and symptoms typically resemble those of sialolithiasis and chronic sialadenitis. If a lesion extends into the parapharyngeal space, otalgia and sore throat can result. Spontaneous regression is not a characteristic of cavernous hemangiomas. Surgical excision is a management option. We report the case of an adult with a submandibular gland cavernous hemangioma with parapharyngeal extension.
authors.affiliation: Corresponding author: Roya Azadarmaki, MD, Division of Otology and Neurotology, Metropolitan NeuroEar Group, 1101 Wootton Pkwy., Suite 900, Rockville, MD 20852. Email: razadarm@temple.edu From the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, and the Division of Otology and Neurotology, Metropolitan NeuroEar Group, Rockville, Md. (Dr. Azadarmaki); the Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical System, Pittsburgh (Dr. Then); and the Department of Pathology (Dr. Then), the Department of Radiology (Dr. Walia), and the Head and Neck Section, Department of Surgery (Dr. Lango), Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple University Health System.
authors.forename: Roya
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Azadarmaki
authors.forename: Matthew T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Then
authors.forename: Rohit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Walia
authors.forename: Miriam N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Lango
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013365:Submandibular Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*