Tufted Angioma in Children: Report of Two Cases and a Review of the Literature
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چکیده
Tufted angioma (TA) is a benign vascular tumor with endothelial origin. It is extremely rare in oral mucosa; only seven cases have been reported in the literature so far. Here, we describe two cases of tufted angioma observed in children and we also present a review of the literature about this pathology, concerning the differential diagnosis and management of this lesion in children.
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دوره 2014 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2014