British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 8 , Pages e35-e37, December 2010

Plunging arteriovenous malformation in the floor of the mouth: a case report

  • Tareq M. Gharaibeh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 3030, Irbid 22110, Jordan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +962 795605796; fax: +962 2 7095115.
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  • Reema A. Safadi

      Affiliations

    • Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan
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  • Mamoon A. Rawashdeh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 3030, Irbid 22110, Jordan
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  • Huda M. Hammad

      Affiliations

    • Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan

Accepted 28 July 2010. published online 23 August 2010.

Abstract 

An arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is composed of abnormal communications between arteries and veins without the normal intervening capillary bed. An 11-year-old male presented with a painless, doughy submandibular mass. Surgical excision was performed through an intraoral approach; the mass and the surgical field, did not exhibit any significant intraoperative bleeding typical of vascular lesions. Histopathological examination of the specimen revealed a diagnosis of an AVM, with the presence of organizing thrombi within arteries and veins. These abundant thrombi, previously unreported in the arterial part, may explain the negligible intraoperative bleeding.

Keywords: Arteriovenous malformation, Arterial thrombi, Floor of the mouth, Dermoid cyst

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PII: S0266-4356(10)00255-X

doi:10.1016/j.bjoms.2010.07.015

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 8 , Pages e35-e37, December 2010

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