Parapharyngeal Space Hemangioma with Phleboilths: A Rare Entity

Authors

  • Iqbal A. Muhammad Khyani Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Civil Hospital Karachi, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
  • Zeba Ahmed Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Civil Hospital Karachi, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
  • Tooba Noor Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Civil Hospital Karachi, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
  • Atif Hafeez Siddique Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Civil Hospital Karachi, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.

Keywords:

Hemangioma, Parapharyngeal space, Phleboliths

Abstract

Hemangiomas are common finding among head and neck angiomatous benign lesions especially among infants and young children but association with phleboliths is a relatively rare entity. Changes in blood flow dynamics within hemangioma results in thrombus and phlebolith formation. We report a relatively rare case of a large parapharyngeal space hemangioma in a 13 year old male child associated with multiple phleboliths on CT-scan imaging and successful surgical excision and the literature is reviewed.

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Published

2015-12-28

How to Cite

Khyani, I. A. M., Ahmed, Z., Noor, T., & Siddique, A. H. (2015). Parapharyngeal Space Hemangioma with Phleboilths: A Rare Entity. Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences (JDUHS), 9(3), 121–124. Retrieved from https://jduhs.jduhs.duhs.edu.pk/index.php/jduhs/article/view/1440

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