Rare localization of tongue vascular lesion detected by multi-parametric magnetic resonance imaging

Antonio Gilardi; Massimo Ralli; Andrea Colizza; Arianna Di Stadio; Daniela Messineo; Mara Riminucci; Alessandro Corsi; Antonio Greco; Marco de Vincentiis

doi:10.1002/ccr3.5300

Rare localization of tongue vascular lesion detected by multi-parametric magnetic resonance imaging

Clin Case Rep. 2022 Jan 18;10(1):e05300. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.5300. eCollection 2022 Jan.

Authors

Antonio Gilardi¹, Massimo Ralli¹, Andrea Colizza¹, Arianna Di Stadio², Daniela Messineo³, Mara Riminucci⁴, Alessandro Corsi⁴, Antonio Greco¹, Marco de Vincentiis⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Sense Organs Sapienza University of Rome Rome Italy.
² Department GF Ingrassia, Otolaryngology University Hospital of Catania Perugia Italy.
³ Department of Radiological, Oncological and Pathological Sciences Sapienza University of Rome Rome Italy.
⁴ Department of Molecular Medicine Sapienza University of Rome Rome Italy.
⁵ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences Sapienza University of Rome Rome Italy.

Abstract

Hemangiomas are developmental vascular abnormalities that are common in the head and neck (60%), rare in the oral cavity, and uncommon in the tongue. A patient performed a multi-parametric MRI, which characterized the lesion of his tongue, providing relevant information for diagnostic, therapeutic orientation, and realization of slight aggressive surgery with consequent excellent recovery.

Keywords: MRI; differential diagnosis; hemangioma; surgical planning; tongue cancer.

Publication types

Case Reports