PRACTICA OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGICA
Vol. 95 No. 3 March 2002
A Case of Thrombophlebitis of the Facial Vein
Ken Tanaka
(Engaru Kosei Hospital・Asahikawa Medical College)
Yasuaki Harabuchi
(Asahikawa Medical College)
A 52-year old female presented with recurrence of painful induration in the left cheek after simple total hysterectomy for uterine myoma. Exploration of the cheek mass was performed via an oral approach. The histopathological study revealed thrombus of the vein, and we made a diagnosis of thombophlebitis of the facial vein.
Key words : thrombophlebitis, facial vein, thrombosis