Prominent inferior labial artery

Prominent inferior labial artery may manifest as a linear pulsating nodule with bluish or normal mucosal color, a soft-tissue papule, or an ulcer. Usually, there are no symptoms. Periodically, the patient may experience a felt or visual increase in pulse volume at the lesion site.{{cite journal | last1=Thanthoni | first1=Malarkodi | last2=Rajeev | first2=P | last3=Sathasivasubramanian | first3=S | title=Caliber-Persistent Labial Artery: A Report of a Rarely Recognized Lip Swelling | journal=Journal of Clinical Imaging Science | publisher=Scientific Scholar | volume=8 | date=2018-09-20 | issn=2156-7514 | doi=10.4103/jcis.jcis_43_18 | doi-access=free | page=41| pmid=30283723 | pmc=6157096 }} Haemorrhagic events have also been recorded by ulcerative patients.{{cite journal | last1=AbdulHameed AbdulMajeed | first1=Ahmad | last2=Farah | first2=Camile S. | title=Intra-oral calibre persistent artery | journal=Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery | publisher=Elsevier BV | volume=38 | issue=5 | year=2010 | issn=1010-5182 | doi=10.1016/j.jcms.2009.10.009 | pages=331–333| pmid=19906538 }}{{cite journal | last1=Kocyigit | first1=P. | last2=Kocyigit | first2=D. | last3=Akay | first3=B. N. | last4=Ustuner | first4=E. | last5=Kisnisci | first5=R. | title=Calibre persistent labial artery: clinical features and noninvasive radiological diagnosis | journal=Clinical and Experimental Dermatology | publisher=Oxford University Press (OUP) | volume=31 | issue=4 | year=2006 | issn=0307-6938 | doi=10.1111/j.1365-2230.2006.02126.x | pages=528–530| pmid=16716155 }}

It's yet unknown what causes prominent inferior labial artery. Due to factors such as ischemia that raises pulse pressure, the lesion is more common among the elderly, who are more likely to develop ulcers in that area.{{cite journal | last1=Segundo-Jiménez | first1=María del Mar García-San | last2=Puche-Torres | first2=Miguel | last3=Torres-Gaya | first3=Jorge | last4=Marqués-Mateo | first4=Mariano | title=Caliber-persistent Artery: A Case Report | journal=International Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry | publisher=Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishing | volume=12 | issue=5 | year=2019 | issn=0974-7052 | doi=10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1662 | pages=475–477| pmid=32440058 | pmc=7229360 }} Actinic cheilitis, arteriosclerosis, advanced age-related atrophy, and specific drugs are other potential contributing factors.{{cite journal | last1=Costa | first1=Sabrina Araújo Pinho | last2=Ruiz | first2=Marcelo Martinson | last3=Kaba | first3=Shajadi Pardo | last4=Florezi | first4=Giovanna Piacenza | last5=Lemos Júnior | first5=Celso Augusto | last6=Witzel | first6=Andréa Lusvarghi | title=Caliber-Persistent Artery | journal=Case Reports in Dentistry | publisher=Hindawi Limited | volume=2015 | year=2015 | issn=2090-6447 | doi=10.1155/2015/747428 | doi-access=free | pages=1–5}}

Color Doppler ultrasonography, which has excellent resolution and frequency and offers both morphological and vascular information, is one dependable real-time imaging tool that can be used to diagnose prominent inferior labial artery. In the differential diagnosis of prominent inferior labial artery, vascular lesions such varicose veins, hemangioma, pseudoaneurysm, and vascular malformation,{{cite journal | last1=Gianfranco | first1=Gaimari | last2=Vito | first2=Cantisani | last3=Raffaele | first3=Guerrisi | last4=Gianluca | first4=Tenore | last5=Umberto | first5=Romeo | last6=Eloisa | first6=Fioravanti | title=Color-doppler ultrasound in the diagnosis of oral vascular anomalies | journal=North American Journal of Medical Sciences | publisher=Medknow | volume=6 | issue=1 | year=2014 | issn=1947-2714 | doi=10.4103/1947-2714.125852 | doi-access=free | page=1| pmc=3938866 }} as well as nonvascular lesions like mucocele, irritational fibroma, and sclerosing sialadenitis, can be taken into account.{{cite journal | last=Jaspers | first=Mark T. | title=Oral caliber-persistent artery | journal=Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology | publisher=Elsevier BV | volume=74 | issue=5 | year=1992 | issn=0030-4220 | doi=10.1016/0030-4220(92)90357-v | pages=631–633| pmid=1437065 }}

The preferred course of treatment is surgical excision of the surface vessel, especially in patients who are prone to falls from their own height, are uncomfortable with the pulsation, or are at danger of mucosal biting.

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