Report of Three Cases of Varices in the Oral Cavity

Varix is a vascular lesion in which the veins of an area are permanently dilated and tortuous. It occurs most often in the veins of the lower limb and the esophagus. Report of varix in oral region is rare. We experienced three cases of varix occuring in oral cavity, and reported on them. The first c...

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Published inJapanese Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Vol. 30; no. 10; pp. 1530 - 1533
Main Authors KAMEYAMA, Tadamitsu, SUJAKU, Chokudo, TAKENAKA, Masazumi, TANIMURA, Akira, TANAKA, Shunichi, OHNO, Hisako
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japanese Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 1984
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Oral cavity
Varix
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ISSN0021-5163
2186-1579
DOI10.5794/jjoms.30.1530

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Summary:Varix is a vascular lesion in which the veins of an area are permanently dilated and tortuous. It occurs most often in the veins of the lower limb and the esophagus. Report of varix in oral region is rare. We experienced three cases of varix occuring in oral cavity, and reported on them. The first case was a 61 year-old female in whom varix occured in the right mandibular gingiva. The second case was a 30 year-old female with a varix in the left sublingual region. The third case was a 73 year-old male arising in the right side of the tongue. Each case was seen clinically as a firm, dark purple, uneven nodule, and histopathologically as the dilation of the veins and thrombus formation.
ISSN:0021-5163
2186-1579
DOI:10.5794/jjoms.30.1530