Vol.96 No.3 contentsPRACTICA OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGICA
Vol. 96 No. 3 March 2003
Hemangioma of the Root of Tongue Treated
with Injection Sclerotherapy
Kenichi Takano, Hiroshi Tsubota, Masato Hata, Hiroaki Mitsuzawa,
Mitsuru Go, Jun Sato, Tetsuo Himi and Hideki Hyodo
(Sapporo Medical University)
Hemangiomas of the root of the tongue is rare. We report a case of a 54-year-old man who complained of hematemesis. Fiberscopy demonstrated a tumor with a red, almost smooth surface located at the root of the tongue.
Injection sclerotherapy with monoethanolamine oleate was performed. Generally, injection sclerotherapy requires general anesthesia in patients with a large hemangioma because of pain. However, in order to change the head position during treatment, we performed it under local anesthesia.
The authors suggest that injection sclerotherapy using monoethanolamine oleate is an easy, effective and safe thrapy for a hemangioma of the tongue root.
Key words : hemangioma, sclerotherapy, monoethanolamine oleate