Excision of an oral angiolipoma by KTP laser: a case report

Palaia, Gaspare and Gaimari, Gianfranco and Lo Giudice, Rossella and Galanakis, Alexandros and Tenore, Gianluca and Romeo, Umberto (2011) Excision of an oral angiolipoma by KTP laser: a case report. Annali di stomatologia, 2 (1-2). pp. 28-31. ISSN 1971-1441

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Abstract

Materials and methods: A 66 year old woman was referred to our observation, since the presence of a painless swelling located on the right cheek mucosa. A surgical approach with KTP laser was performed with the mucosal preservation technique. Results: Follow up after seven days, sixty days and four months did not showed any complication and the histological examination reported the diagnosis of AL. Discussion: AL is a relatively rare tumor of the head and neck region, although it occurs more commonly in the extremities and the trunk. This tumor has been rarely reported in the oral cavity and when seen in this area, it involves in the lip, cheek, tongue, mandible, and palate. ALs are also intraosseous in the mandible and intramuscular in the pterygoid fossa. KTP laser excision showed to be resolutive and avoid of complications. Conclusions: AL of the cheek is a very rare patology, but when it appears, it requires a surgical excision.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Angiolipoma, KTP laser, oral biopsy
Subjects:	600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 617 Rami vari della medicina; Chirurgia > 617.5 Medicina regionale; Chirurgia regionale
Depositing User:	Chiara D'Arpa
Date Deposited:	03 Apr 2013 13:34
Last Modified:	15 May 2013 12:02
URI:	http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/4849

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