Hemangioma of the lower lip associated with schistosomiasis: a case report

Hemangiomas may occur in any region of the body, and is the most common tumour of the childhood age. The first case report of multiple Schistosoma mansoni larvas associated with hemangioma of the lower lip is presented. A 7-year-old boy presented with hemangioma of the lower lip. The tumour was subt...

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Veröffentlicht in:	British journal of plastic surgery 2005-07, Vol.58 (5), p.736-737
Hauptverfasser:	Bingul, Ferruh, Tuncali, Dogan, Terzioglu, Ahmet, Aslan, Gürcan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Child Diseases caused by trematodes Helminthic diseases Hemangioma Hemangioma - parasitology Hemangioma - pathology Humans Infectious diseases Lip Neoplasms - parasitology Lip Neoplasms - pathology Male Medical sciences Parasitic diseases Schistosoma mansoni Schistosomiases Schistosomiasis Schistosomiasis mansoni - complications Schistosomiasis mansoni - pathology Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
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Zusammenfassung:	Hemangiomas may occur in any region of the body, and is the most common tumour of the childhood age. The first case report of multiple Schistosoma mansoni larvas associated with hemangioma of the lower lip is presented. A 7-year-old boy presented with hemangioma of the lower lip. The tumour was subtotally excised under general anaesthesia for aesthetic reasons. The histopathologic diagnosis was multiple Schistosoma mansoni larvas associated with the hemangioma. Patient was treated with an antischistosomal drug.
ISSN:	0007-1226 1465-3087
DOI:	10.1016/j.bjps.2004.11.016