Saving the tongue: treatment of tongue hemangioma with 3% sodium tetradecyl sulphate injection. A case report

Abstract

Hemangiomas of the head and neck are present a few weeks after birth, but vascular malformations are present at birth. The majority of hemangiomas involute in the first few years of life and do not need any intervention. Vascular malformations rarely involute, and because of bleeding and lacerations need active intervention. Various modalities of treatments like surgery, cryotherapy and sclerotherapy are present in the literature. We report a case of a young 13-year girl with tongue hemangioma who was treated with sclerotherapy. The lesion completely disappeared without recurrence.

Hemangiomas of the head and neck are present a few weeks after birth, but vascular malformations are present at birth. The majority of hemangiomas involute in the first few years of life and do not need any intervention. Vascular malformations rarely involute, and because of bleeding and lacerations need active intervention. Various modalities of treatments like surgery, cryotherapy and sclerotherapy are present in the literature. We report a case of a young 13-year girl with tongue hemangioma who was treated with sclerotherapy. The lesion completely disappeared without recurrence.