Tongue solitary angiokeratoma

Abstract

Angiokeratomais a capillary vascular malformation, characterized clinically by solitary ofmultiple papules or plaques. From a clinical point of view, it can show eithera generalized and diffuse form of presentation, or all localized one.Clinically, five varieties are generally recognized: 1. solitary papularangiokeratomas, 2.scrotal or vulvaranjiokeratomas, 3.multiple papular and plaquelike angiokeratoma circumscriptum, 4.bilaterallesions on the dorsum of toes and fingers,5.generalized systemic type angiokeratoma corporis diffusum. Isolated mucosalangiokeratoma of the tongue is extremely rare. We report an unusual case ofsolitary angiokeratoma on the tongue.

Anjiokeratom, klinikolarak soliter papül veya plaklarla karakterize kapiller vaskuler birmalformasyondur. Klinik olarak tek bir lokalize lezyon veya jeneralize diffüzform olarak karşımıza çıkabilir. Klinik olarak 5 farklı tip tanımlanmıştır; 1.Soliterpapüler anjiokeratom, 2.Skrotal veya vulvar anjiokeratom, 3.Multiple papül veplaklarla karakterize anjiokeratoma sirkumskriptum, 4.Bilateral el ve ayakparmaklarında lezyon ile karakterize form, 5. Sistemik jeneralize diffüzanjiokeratom. İzole mukozal anjiokeratom oldukça nadir görülür. Burada dilüzerinde soliter anjiokeratom saptadığımız nadir bir olgu sunduk.