Tohoku J. Exp. Med., 2003, 199 (3)

Case Report

Hemangioma with Phleboliths in the Sublingual Gland:
As a Cause of Submental Opacity

HAKAN ÇANKAYA, ÖZKAN ÜNAL,¹ SERDAR UGRAS,² KOKSAL YUCA and MUZAFFER KIRIS

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, ¹Department of Radiology, and ²Department of Pathology, Medical Faculty, Yüzüncu Yil University, Van, Turkey

Hemangiomas are the most common lesions of the major salivary glands during infancy and early childhood. Changes in blood flow dynamic within hemangioma results in thrombus and phleboliths. There have been a number of reports of hemangiomas with phleboliths in parotid and submandibular glands. We present the first case of a hemangioma with multiple phleboliths in the subligual gland as a cause of submental opacity, and discussed the diagnosis of radiopaque masses in the sublingual and submental regions

Keywords —— sublingual gland; phlebolith; sublingual mass; hemangioma

© 2003 Tohoku University Medical Press

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Tohoku J. Exp. Med., 2003, 199, 187-191

Address for reprints: Dr. Hakan Çankaya, Yüzüncü Yil Universitesi, Tip Fakültesi, Kulak Burun Bogaz Anabilim Dali, 65100 Van/Turkiye.

e-mail: hcankaya2@hotmail.com