Álvarez-Buylla Blanco Mercedes, Vázquez Barro Juan Carlos, López Amado Manuel, Santiago Freijanes M Paz, Martínez Vidal José
Hospital Universitario, A Coruña, España.
Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp. 2011 Jan-Feb;62(1):74-6. doi: 10.1016/j.otorri.2010.02.001. Epub 2010 Mar 27.
Capillary hemangiomas are considered benign vascular tumours. Two-thirds of hemangiomas occur in the head and neck region. They commonly originate from the vascular networks around the geniculate ganglion. They are underdiagnosed because there are a great many diseases with similar clinical and radiologic signs. Therefore, the histological exam is definitive for diagnosis.