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Vascular maxillo-facial malformations, common pathologies in children, represent 7% of all benign tumors. They are divided into vascular malformations and hemangiomas. In the 70s-80s radiotherapy was the most applied technique, but because of its misuse or overdose, it could lead to relevant and hard consequences for the impact on the salivar glands, periodontium and growing maxillo-facial nuclei. The authors describe the case of a 38-year-old man, who, during infancy, was submitted to radiotherapy for a hemangioma to his chin and cheek. He was under observation for an agressive periodontitis, followed by a serious facial asimmetry, located in his irradiated side. They describe the therapy and the results obtained, underlying the particular difficulties detected in operating on tissues hardly and often irreversibly injured by radiotherapy. On the basis of this clinical case and of the most up-dated knowledge, therapeutical alternatives such as embolization, cryotherapy, cortisonic systemic and intralesional therapy, the use of interferon gamma 2 and the use of the most recent laser, are analyzed, and advantages and disadvantages and the most appropriate indications are underlined.
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PMID:Radiotherapy for maxillo-facial hemangiomas in children. Dental and periodontal long term effects. 1621 35

Gingival enlargement is a clinical condition that has been widely studied and is directly associated with specific local or systemic conditions. Pregnancy has been presented to increase susceptibility to gingival inflammation. Sex hormones are believed to be a risk factor for periodontitis because of their ability to proliferate specific periodontal microorganisms and affect host immunological response, but it is unclear whether pregnancy gingivitis exposes or proceeds to periodontitis. In this case report, the patient reported with severe localised enlarged gingival mass which initiated when she was pregnant. After parturition, gingival enlargement was persisting and causing functional and aesthetic problem. Enlargement did not resolve even after non-surgical therapy; therefore, surgical excision of the entire enlarged gingival mass was preformed. Histopathological examination revealed capillary haemangioma. No evidence of malignancy was seen. No recurrence was seen even after 2 years of follow-up.
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PMID:Harmonious functional and aesthetic correction of severe localised pregnancy-induced gingival enlargement associated with capillary haemangioma. 2377 10

A 43-year-old woman with papillary thyroid cancer prepared for I ablation after total thyroidectomy. With a history of type 2 diabetes for 10 years, she recently presented with periodontitis, candidiasis, and mouth dryness. TcO4 scintigraphy was ordered to evaluate function of the salivary glands. The scintigraphy incidentally found a focal TcO4 uptake in the left supraclavicular region. The subsequent neck ultrasonography showed a hypoechoic soft tissue mass with heterogeneous hypervascularity, suggestive of hemangioma.
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PMID:An Incidental Finding of Subcutaneous Hemangioma During 99mTcO4 Salivary Gland Scintigraphy. 3005 29