Epithelioid Haemangioma – A Diagnostic Dilemma
D. Ayesha Thabusum *
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Drs. Sudha & Nageswara Rao Siddhartha Institute of Dental sciences, Gannavaram. Affiliated to Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada Andhrapradesh, India,
N. Rajesh
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Vishnu Dental College, Bhimavaram, Affiliated to Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada Andhrapradesh, India.
R. Sudhakara Reddy
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Vishnu Dental College, Bhimavaram, Affiliated to Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada Andhrapradesh, India.
T. Ramesh
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Vishnu Dental College, Bhimavaram, Affiliated to Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada Andhrapradesh, India.
M. Ravikanth
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Vishnu Dental College, Bhimavaram, Affiliated to Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada Andhrapradesh, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Epithelioid haemangioma (EH), synonymously termed as angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia, is a rare lesion whose etiopathogenesis is unclear. Clinically it manifests as solitary or multiple nodules in the skin and subcutaneous tissues of the head and neck region. It can also arise in the deep tissues such as muscle, bone and lymphnode. Intra oral involvement is less common and very few cases have been reported in the literature. Common intra oral sites include lip followed by buccal mucosa and tongue. Epithelioid Haemangioma affecting alveolar mucosa is very rare. We report one such case of epithelioid hemangioma of size 4x4 cm on lower right alveolar mucosa in 38 year old female patient.
Keywords: Epithelioid haemangioma (EH), angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia (ALHE), alveolar mucosa.