Infantile Intraosseous Maxillary Hemangioma
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Divya Gupta1, Ishwar Singh, Kavita Goyal
1Departments of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, and *Pathology, Maulana Azad Medical College and associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India. Correspondence to: Dr Divya Gupta, Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College and associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India. divyagupta.leo@gmail.com.
Background:
Primary osseous hemangiomas of the facial skeleton mimic malignancy. Their location in maxillary sinus, especially in infants is extremely rare.
Case Characteristics:
1- month-old full term boy with maxillary swelling.
Observations:
Biopsy from oral route revealed hemangioma showing vascular channels lined by endothelial cells. Patient improved on oral steroids.
Message:
Hemangiomas should be considered as one of the differential diagnosis of unilateral maxillary swelling in infants. Steroids may serve as the primary mode of treatment as opposed to tumor excision.
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