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Published on: January 12, 2019
Capillary hemangioma: An occasional growth of attached gingiva
Mahavir B Mishra1, Kundendu Arya Bishen, Ashish Yadav
1Department of Periodontics, Mahatma Gandhi Dental College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Abstract:
The capillary hemangiomas represent developmental hamartomatous lesions of vascular tissue and their growth stops after certain period of time, following which some of the hemangiomas may involute. Capillary hemangiomas are common tumors of infancy and adolescents. Although head and neck are the most prevalent sites for origin of hemangiomas, they are very rarely observed arising on attached gingiva. This paper presents a rare case report of capillary hemangioma on attached gingiva of posterior maxilla in an adult female. Surgical management was done by Widman's periodontal flap operation with satisfactory uneventful healing. The characteristic clinical and histo-pathologic features of vascular tumors and malformations, especially capillary hemangiomas are discussed.
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