Volume : VIII, Issue : III, March - 2019

LYMPHANGIOMA OF CHEEK - AN UNUSUAL PRESENTATION

Aditi Tamrakar, Komal Smriti, R Vineetha

Abstract :

Lymphangioma is a hamartoma of the lymphatic vessels and is categorized as a developmental lesion instead of true neoplastic tumor. This entity was described first by Redenbacher in 1828. According to the literature search, approximately 50% of lesions are present at birth and about 90% appear by early childhood. It has strong tendency of occurrence in the head and neck area. Anterior two–third region of the tongue is the most common site of occurrence of oral Lymphangioma resulting in macroglossia. They are reported to be coexistent with Turners syndrome, Noonan’s syndrome, aneuploidies and fetal alcohol syndrome. They are relatively uncommon in buccal mucosa. Here we report one such rare case of Lymphangioma of right buccal mucosa in a 14–year–old boy

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LYMPHANGIOMA OF CHEEK - AN UNUSUAL PRESENTATION, Aditi Tamrakar, Komal Smriti, R Vineetha PARIPEX - INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-3 | March-2019

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