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Maxillary haemangioma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 January 2006

Neeraj Goyal
Affiliation:
ENT & Head and Neck Department, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK
Mary Jones
Affiliation:
Pathology Department, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK
Ann Sandison
Affiliation:
Pathology Department, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK
Peter M Clarke
Affiliation:
ENT & Head and Neck Department, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK

Abstract

Maxillary haemangioma is a rare entity. It presents with a painless, slow-growing swelling and if it involves the paranasal sinuses it may present with severe epistaxis, mimicking a malignancy. A case of haemangioma arising in the bony maxilla and causing a cosmetic problem is presented here.

Type
Online Only Clinical Record
Copyright
© 2005 JLO (1984) Limited

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