An Isolated Phlebolith on the Lip: An Unusual Case and Review of the Literature

Table 2

Cases of phleboliths in the oral region (including masticatory muscles) reported in the English literature from 1970 to 2013.

Author	Year	Location	Multiple	Other vascular lesions	Sex	Age
O’Riordan [11]	1974	Lower lip/neck	Yes	Yes	Female	23
O’Riordan [11]	1974	Buccal soft tissue	Yes	Yes	Male	43
O’Riordan [11]	1974	Mandible	Yes	Yes	Female	27
O’Riordan [11]	1974	Buccal soft tissue	Yes	Yes	Female	47
Keathley et al. [12]	1983	Submandibular	Yes	Yes	Male	23
Ikegami and Nishijima [16]	1984	Buccal soft tissue	Yes	Yes	Male	23
Gunge et al. [14]	1987	Buccinator muscle	Yes	Yes	Female	41
Sano et al. [17]	1988	Buccal soft tissue	Yes	Yes	Male	17
Sano et al. [17]	1988	Buccal soft tissue	Yes	Yes	Female	37
Hupp [18]	1989	Maxilla	Yes	Yes	Male	20
Zachariades et al. [8]	1991	Masseteric muscle	Yes	No	Male	8
Zachariades et al. [8]	1991	Masseteric muscle	Yes	No	Female	9
Zachariades et al. [8]	1991	Maxillary antrum	No	No	Male	42
Kurita et al. [9]	1994	Tongue	No	No	Female	69
Scolozzi et al. [13]	2003	Retromolar region	Yes	Yes	Female	92
Çankaya et al. [19]	2003	Submental	Yes	Yes	Male	18
Chuang et al. [3]	2005	Submandibular	Yes	Yes	Male	65
Altuğ et al. [1]	2007	Masseteric muscle	No	Yes	Male	21
Altuğ et al. [1]	2007	Buccal soft tissue	Yes	Yes	Male	22
Altuğ et al. [1]	2007	Submental/submandibular/neck	Yes	Yes	Male	21
Kanaya et al. [7]	2008	Masseteric muscle	Yes	Yes	Female	14
Su et al. [20]	2009	Submandibular	Yes	Yes	Female	26
Mandel and Perrino [2]	2010	Buccinator/masseter	Yes	Yes	Female	56
Mandel and Perrino [2]	2010	Tongue	Yes	Yes	Female	64
Gharaibeh et al. [15]	2010	Floor of the mouth	Yes	Yes	Male	11
Orhan et al. [4]	2012	Lower and upper lip/buccal soft tissue	Yes	Yes	Male	20
Kato et al. [10]	2012	Buccal soft tissue	No	No	Female	17
Zengin et al. [6]	2013	Masseteric muscle	Yes	Yes	Female	21