Abstract
Varix is a vascular lesion in which the veins of an area are permanently dilated and tortuous. It occurs most often in the veins of the lower limb and the esophagus.
Report of varix in oral region is rare.
We experienced three cases of varix occuring in oral cavity, and reported on them. The first case was a 61 year-old female in whom varix occured in the right mandibular gingiva. The second case was a 30 year-old female with a varix in the left sublingual region. The third case was a 73 year-old male arising in the right side of the tongue.
Each case was seen clinically as a firm, dark purple, uneven nodule, and histopathologically as the dilation of the veins and thrombus formation.
