TY - JOUR T1 - Vascular malformation of tongue with phlebothrombosis/phlebolith in a young patient: an unusual presentation JF - BMJ Case Reports JO - BMJ Case Reports DO - 10.1136/bcr-2021-245850 VL - 15 IS - 3 SP - e245850 AU - Perla Davila-Villa AU - Miguel Padilla-Rosas AU - Gerardo Meza-García AU - Mario Nava-Villalba Y1 - 2022/03/01 UR - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/15/3/e245850.abstract N2 - Venous malformations (VMs) are a type of vascular malformation formed by abnormally developed venous channels, with variations in size, pathway and thickness and are therefore a condition which can predispose to thrombosis. We present the case of a VM associated with phlebothrombosis/phlebolith, located on the lingual dorsum of a 20-year-old female patient. Clinical examination revealed a nodule of approximately 5 mm in diameter involving the anterior third of lingual dorsum, with a firm, compressible and non-pulsatile consistency. Histopathologically, the lesion revealed a VM with evidence of phlebothrombosis and phlebolith development. Although VMs manifest infrequently in this age group, they should be considered in the differential diagnosis of other lesions with similar characteristics in young people. ER -