Abstract

CABRERIZO-MERINO, Mª del Carmen; ONATE-SANCHEZ, Ricardo Elías  and  ROMERO-MAROTO, Martín. The haemangiolymphangioma in childhood: an uncommon location. RCOE [online]. 2004, vol.9, n.1, pp.89-92. ISSN 1138-123X.

The haemangiolymphangioma is a vascular anomaly with a mixture of blood and lymphatic vessels, whose aethiopathogenesis is discussed, althoughat present it is thought to have an dysembryoplastic origin. Its growth is painless, slow and progressive and its prognosis usually good. Its treatment may be diverse, but the most frequent and effective one is thesurgical approach. We present a report about a haemangiolymphangioma of several years of evolution,located on the gingival tissues, with its histopathologic diagnosis, withgood prognosis

Keywords : Haemangioma; Lymphangioma; Gingival tissues; Childhood; Vascular malformation.