CONTEXT The incidence of hepatic hemangiomas ranges from 0.4% to 20% in the general population. Conventional ultrasound is usually the first diagnostic method to identify these hemangiomas, typically as an incidental finding. Ultrasonography with second generation contrast materials is being used in various areas of hepatology, yielding similar results to those obtained with computerized tomogr...

BACKGROUND PHACE syndrome describes a spectrum of anomalies associated with large facial infantile hemangiomas and characterized by posterior fossa malformations, hemangiomas, arterial anomalies, coarctation of the aorta and cardiac defects, and eye abnormalities. With improved recognition and imaging practices of infants with PHACE syndrome, additional associations have been identified. To our...

Diffuse choroidal hemangiomas associated with Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) are classically treated with external beam radiotherapy (EBR), but there are a few reports usually of single cases indicating the usefulness of plaque therapy. We present our observations on two cases of diffuse choroidal hemangiomas with exudative retinal detachment associated with SWS treated with Ruthenium-106 plaque t...

BACKGROUND Hemangiomas, one of the most common childhood neoplasms, exhibit a characteristic history of rapid proliferation and slow spontaneous involution. Most of hemangiomas are often managed conversatively, requiring numerous years for spontaneous involution. However hemangiomas can threaten function in 10% to 20% of cases, less than 1% are truly life threatening. All these serious hemangio...

We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of combination of propranolol and sclerotherapy in treating parotid hemangiomas. Twenty-six parotid hemangiomas patients were subjected to combined treatment from January 2009 and June 2014. The effects of the therapy modality were evaluated. Nineteen patients were females and 7 were males. The median age of treatment initiation was 4.96 months. Twelve lesions ...

H emangiomas are uncommon in the gastrointestinal tract, but cavernous hemangiomas are the most common type encountered. Colonic cavernous hemangiomas most often involve the rectum and, when symp tom atic, often present with evidence of gastrointestinal bleeding. Abdom in al solid organ involvement may be an incidental finding on radiologic investigations. Rarely, hemangiomas of the colon may f...

L obular capillary hemangiomas, also known as pyogenic granulomas, are common, benign, vascular proliferations of the cutaneous or mucous surfaces that grow rapidly and are prone to ulceration and bleeding. Recurrence of lobular capillary hemangiomas in the same location after treatment is commonwith rates ranging from 3.7% to 43.5%. Well-known causes of lobular capillary hemangiomas are trauma...

Hemangiomas are rare tumors in the calvarium and represent 2% of osseous calvarial lesions. Dynamic Tc-99m RBC blood pool scintigraphy has a high positive predictive value for cavernous hemangiomas of the liver. This scintigraphic technique can be used for identifying cavernous hemangiomas at other anatomic sites. We present a case in which a tagged RBC blood pool scan was used for further char...

Hemangiomas of infancy are the most common benign tumors of childhood. They are composed of proliferating endothelial tumor cells and usually manifest as cutaneous birthmarks. In most cases, these tumors characteristically follow a natural course of regression. However, they can cause a tremendous amount of anxiety. Hemangiomas can threaten vital life processes if located in certain areas of th...