Intraosseous hemangioma of the mandible: A rare case report

Intraosseous hemangioma is a benign vascular tumour, it is mostly seen in long bones, vertebrae, and rarely on jaw bones, it usually occurs with its cavernous form. Medical literature is lacking a full description of capillary hemangioma of the jaws due to its rareness.

A 68 year old male referred to the dentist for normal checking, without significant medical history nor presuming medications. The panoramic radiograph showed radiolucent lesion in the right mandibular body. Surgery was performed and the excisional biopsy was subjected to a private oral pathology lab for the definite diagnosis, which was capillary hemangioma.

Intraosseous hemangioma rarely occurs in the jaws. Normally it is asymptomatic and discovered accidently on radiographs. Radiological findings for intraosseous hemangiomas are not well documented. Treatment of intraosseous capillary hemangioma differs according to the dimension and size of the lesion.

This paper aims to guide the clinician to start including hemangioma in the differential diagnosis for translucent lesions located in the jawbones, when radiographs show the necessity of that, in order to avoid uncontrollable bleeding and even death during any surgical intervention.