The benign oral pathologic lesion that occurs frequently in the head and neck area and is classified as capillary or cavernous is referred to as a(n):

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The description fits that of a hemangioma, which is a benign tumor of blood vessels. They can be classified as either capillary or cavernous, depending on the type of vessels involved. Hematomas are essentially bruises, lipomas are benign fatty tumors, and adenomas are benign glandular or epithelial tumors.

The Benign Oral Pathologic Lesion That Occurs Frequently in the Head