So far, hemangioma has been difficult to treat. This paper describes our use of a Nd-YAG laser to successfully cauterize a giant hemangioma of the tongue.
The subject was a 62-year-old female with a tumor measuring 67×35×20 mm on the left side of the tongue which contained more than a dozen phleboliths.
In this patient, the tumor was successfully cauterized with a Nd-YAG laser (Model 8000, Molectron Inc.). No hemorrhage occurred during the surgical procedure, which was of very short duration, about 15 minutes, and postoperative healing was excellent.
As morphology, sensory nerve, and taste were retained intact in this patient, results were considered satisfactory.
