The objective was to document and describe the clinical features of a hemangioblastoma arising from a submandibular gland.
Methods:
A case report of a 63-year-old man with a right submandibular gland hemangioblastoma.
Results:
Submandibular gland excision and histological examination revealed a hemangioblastoma. Subsequent evaluation with imaging studies found no association with von Hippel–Lindau disease.
Conclusion:
We report the first presentation of a hemangioblastoma arising in a salivary gland. Further evaluation of patients with a hemangioblastoma is recommended given the neoplasms’ association with von Hippel–Lindau disease.
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