A Case of Venous Hemangioma with Phlebolith

Abstract

Phlebolith in venous hemangioma is relatively rare and there are few reports of venous hemangioma in the tongue. We report a case of venous hemangioma with phlebolithiasis.
A 75-year-old man was referred to our department with the complaint of a tumor in the left side of the tongue. There was a red elastic hard tumor measuring 18 × 15 × 8 mm with a rough surface. Hard tissue was not palpable around the tumor. Enhanced CT showed that there was a highly enhanced lesion with a high-density area in the left posterior part of the tongue. Clinical diagnosis was tongue tumor (suspected hemangioma). Excision of the tumor was performed and the histopathological diagnosis was venous hemangioma with phlebolithiasis. The postoperative course was uneventful and no evidence of recurrence has been observed for two years until now.