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The clinic-pathologic information was obtained from records archived in the department, and descriptive analysis was used to determine the frequency, tables for categorical variables, and a Chi-square test to determine the statistical significance.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Result:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      There were 47 cases of benign vascular anomalies out of 897 orofacial lesions giving a prevalence of 5.2%. There were 35.4% (17) male and 64.6% (31) female patients. The mean age in this series was 37.4 \u00b1 19.8 (range: 1 to 76 years). Pyogenic granuloma was the most common vascular lesion 78.7% (37), followed by hemangioma 14.9% (7) and lymphangioma 6.4% (3). The gingiva was the most frequent site of oral occurrence 65.9% (31), especially maxillary gingivae 48.9% (23). The type of orofacial vascular anomalies was significantly associated with the anatomical site of occurrence,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.00. The mean ages for the occurrence of pyogenic granuloma, hemangioma, and lymphangioma were 37.7 \u00b1 18.3, 50.7 \u00b1 16.9 years, and 3.3 \u00b1 3.2 years, respectively. Pain was a frequent occurrence in 36.2% (17) of anomalies.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Oral vascular anomalies predominantly presented as pyogenic granuloma on the gingivae, while oral hemangioma was observed in adults, and lymphangioma was infrequent.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/njcp.njcp_332_23","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,12,4]],"date-time":"2023-12-04T02:02:57Z","timestamp":1701655377000},"page":"1723-1727","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Benign Orofacial Vascular Anomalies: Review of 47 Cases in Enugu, Nigeria"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"26","author":[{"given":"MC","family":"Nwoga","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine, Faculty 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