Hemangioma of the Hard Palate in an Elderly Patient as a Life-Threatening Surgical Emergency

Hemangiomas of the head and neck are common benign tumors usually in childhood. They are rarely seen in hard palate. The authors present a geriatric patient with abundant hemorrhage due to a capillary hemangioma of the hard palate. Management and treatment approaches of this rare, urgent, and life-threatening situation is discussed. Address correspondence and reprint requests to Sinan Uluyol, MD, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Van Training and Research Hospital, Ipekyolu street, airport junction at 1st km, 65300, Edremit, Van, Turkey; E-mail: sinanuluyol@hotmail.com Received 30 August, 2017 Accepted 17 November, 2017 The author reports no conflicts of interest. © 2018 by Mutaz B. Habal, MD.

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