Management of Vascular Malformations in Dangerous Area of Oral Cavity: The Iranian Experience and Review of Treatment Modalities
Management of Vascular Malformations in Dangerous Area of Oral Cavity: The Iranian Experience and Review of Treatment Modalities作者机构:Dental School Islamic Azad University Tehran Iran Dental School Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine Department Dental School Islamic Azad University Tehran Iran
出 版 物:《Open Journal of Stomatology》 (口腔学期刊(英文))
年 卷 期:2014年第4卷第3期
页 面:115-120页
学科分类:1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学]
主 题:Vascular Malformation Intralesional Injection Dexamethasone
摘 要:Aim: To evaluate the effect of a highly potent corticosteroid (dexamethasone) in the treatment of vascular malformation when the location is difficult to reach and complications such as uncontrolled bleeding is predictable in surgery. Background: Vascular malformation is not a common lesion in oral cavity especially in alveolar ridge with extension to the pillar uvula. These lesions arise from capillary or venous malformations with various surgical or non-surgical treatment modalities. Case Description: We performed weekly intralesional injection of dexamethasone in a patient with a vascular malformation in alveolar ridge extending to the lingual side of alveolar ridge and posterior extension to the uvula. Complete resolution of lesion was observed after 6th injection. Conclusion: Intralesional injection of dexamethasone is a potentially curative method to treat oral vascular malformation. Clinical Significance: Injection of dexamethasone is a simple and cost-effective therapy that can be used as a safe treatment for vascular malformations prior to or as a substitute for surgery.