Abstract

REZENDE, Karla Mayra Pinto e Carvalho et al. Hemangioma: description of a clinical case and the importance in the differential diagnosis. Rev. Assoc. Paul. Cir. Dent. [online]. 2016, vol.70, n.1, pp. 19-23. ISSN 0004-5276.

The infantile hemangioma is a benign vascular tumor which occurs due to an abnormal proliferation of blood vessels. The clinical features three well-defined phases: proliferative, involution, and involuted. The diagnosis is made primarily by clinical history and physical examination, but when necessary, help to close the histopathological diagnosis. This paper describes a clinical case of a gift hemangioma in a baby three months old who was, in principle, diagnosed as mucocele or fibroma. The excisional surgery was performed and material sent for histopathological confirmation hemangioma. It is worth emphasizing the importance of differential diagnosis, appropriate surgical maneuver, assessment of clinical characteristics of the lesion to prevent potential surgical complications possible.

Keywords : hemangioma; benign neoplasia; surgery; pediatric dentistry..