A case of angiokeratoma of the tongue

A case of angiokeratoma occurring at the dorsal surface of the tongue is presented. The patient was a 6-year-old girl who had no other complication. The lesion was diagnosed clinically as a hemangioma. We examined biopsy specimens and performed cryosurgery. Histologically, cavernous dilatation of the papillary vessels and so-called “blood cyst” formation were observed. The pathological diagnosis was angiokeratoma. The postoperative murse was uneventful.