Case Report
Laudenice Pereira Lucena, Paul
Abstract
Lymphangioma is a benign congenital malformation of the lymphatic tissue that occurs predominantly in children and clinically presents as a soft painless swelling, compressible of oral mucosa. Usually affects male individuals and the most common intraoral location is the tongue. Surgical excision is the treatment of choice and the prognosis is good. It is describes a case of lymphangioma in a non-caucasian 82 years old female. Intra-oral examination revealed the presence of reddish papules, with 0.5 cm in diameter, painless, flaccid consistency and smooth surface in the anterior hard palate. Excisional biopsy was performed and the histopathologic diagnosis was lymphangioma. After seven months follow-up, the patient has no recurrence of the lesion.