MULTIPLE ORAL HEMANGIOMAS

Abstract

Hemangioma is a benign neoplasm mainly characterized by proliferation of the blood vessels. It is more frequent in childhood and adolescence, although it may occur in adults to. Most hemangiomas are isolated, although some cases can develop multiple lesions. The most common location is the head and neck areas. There is a striking predilection for the lips, tongue and buccal mucosa. The capillary hemangiomas are characterized by flattened and small endothelial cells; capillary-sized vascular spaces are more evident. Cavernous hemangiomas present much larger, dilated vessels. Sometimes a mix of both capillary and cavernous blood vessels can be observed. The purpose of this study was to report a clinical case of a 58-year-old white woman, showing two purple lesions, located in the right upper lip, near the midline. One was in the vermillion border of the lip, and the other at the labial mucosa, the lesion presented characteristics: sessile, painless, with regular borders, about 1.0 x 1.0 cm in diameter, each one having around five years of clinical evolution. The treatment consisted of surgical removal of the lesion. The clinical diagnosis was confirmed by the microscopic analysis as an hemangioma.