Central Hemangioma Involving the Mandible: A Rare Condition: Case Report and Review of Literature

Intraosseous hemangiomas are quite a rare condition and those occurring in the mandible often pose a diagnostic dilemma to the Dental surgeon as they present with variable and atypical radiographic manifestations. Biopsy or surgical excision of the lesion can result in severe haemorrhage, leading even to death; therefore accurate clinical and radiographic diagnosis is essential before any surgical intervention is started. In this paper, we discuss a case of central hemangioma of the mandible occurring in a 17-year-old male patient, angiography was used for diagnosis and was treated with surgical excision. Intraosseoz hemanjiomlar ender gorulen bir durumdur ve mandibulada gorulen hemanjiyomlar siklikla dishekimleri icin degisken ve atipik radyografik bulgularla ortaya ciktigi icin tani ikilemi olustururlar. Biyopsi ya da lezyonun cerrahi olarak eksizyonu ciddi kanamalara neden olabilir, olumle bile sonuclanabilir; bu nedenle herhangi bir cerrahi isleme baslamadan once dogru klinik ve radyolojik tani gereklidir. Bu yazida, 17 yasindaki erkek hastada mandibulanin santral hemanjiyom olgusu tartisilmistir. Anjiyografi tani icin kullanilmis ve cerrahi eksizyon ile tedavi edilmistir.