A 42-year-old woman was diagnosed during the 3rd month of pregnancy with a large right atrial tumor. Three weeks after successful completion of a full-term pregnancy, she was admitted and underwent surgical removal of the tumor. Postoperative course was uneventful and pathology showed cavernous hemangioma. These neoplasms should be removed in order to prevent severe arrhythmias as also potentia...

Background. Skin diseases among pediatric patients differ from those in adults. Epidemiological studies are scarce, and those performed in Mexican population date back thirty years. It is likely that these diseases might have changed their frequency. Material and Methods. Retrospective study in first-time patients referred to a pediatric dermatology service between January 1994 and December 200...

Introduction:  Biliary atresia (BA) is the most common cause of neonatal jaundice, for which surgery is indicated. It may lead to portal hypertension and esophageal varices. Sometimes, BA is related to other congenital anomalies and malformation, while a coexistence of BA with facial hemangioma has not been reported, yet. Infantile hemangioma is a childhood benign vascular tumor. Beta bloc...

BACKGROUND To evaluate color Doppler imaging (CDI) as the primary imaging modality in the diagnosis of pediatric orbital capillary hemangioma. METHODS This is a retrospective study of 36 consecutive cases of orbital capillary hemangiomas between January 2006 and July 2011. Data on demographic details, clinical findings, gray-scale ultrasonography, CDI characteristics, treatment, and follow-up...

Pediatric liver tumors account for approximately 1% of all liver tumors and up to 2% of all pediatric malignancies [1,2]. While the overall incidence of liver tumors is rare, the liver remains the third most common organ of origin for solid abdominal tumors in the pediatric population [3]. The majority of pediatric liver tumors, both benign and malignant, occur (almost) exclusively in children....

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To describe the clinical presentation and airway characteristics of infants with airway hemangiomas and concomitant PHACE syndrome and to determine the prevalence of airway hemangiomas in PHACE subjects at our institution. STUDY DESIGN Case series. METHODS Retrospective review including clinical presentation, airway findings, treatment measures, and outcomes. RESULTS...

Abstract According to the International Society for Study of Vascular Anomalies (ISSVA) classification, vascular anomalies include a diverse range pathologies, classified as either tumors or malformations. This last revised in 2018, aims explain biological basis lesions and help clinicians manage anomalies. In tumors, there are proliferative changes endothelial cells, while malformations primar...

Hemangioma, which is a rife benign proliferative lesion with vascular tissue origin, is the most common vascular anomaly of infancy. Cellular hemangioma is one type of these tumors, known as the vascular channel formation of endothelial cells. This report describes a 34-year old man with an exophytic lesion on the lower lip , firm, dome shape ,smooth surface with mild keratosis who came to us  ...