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| Year : 2016 | Volume
: 34
| Issue : 1 | Page : 87-91 |
Central hemangioma: A case report and review of literature
Sandeep Jain1, Sasidhar Singaraju2, Medhini Singaraju2
1 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Microbiology, Modern Dental College and Research Center, Indore, India
2 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Microbiology, Rishiraj College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Sasidhar Singaraju
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Microbiology, Rishiraj College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Gandhi Nagar, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0970-4388.175525
Hemangioma is a benign self-involuting tumor of endothelial cells. They are the most common benign congenital lesions in humans and are characterized by the proliferation of blood vessels. They are often present at birth or appear soon after, and grow rapidly by endothelial proliferation. This article presents a rare case of central hemangioma occurring in the mandible of a 13-year-old boy, and a brief review on clinical, radiological, and histopathological characteristics of central hemangiomas.
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