A Rapidly Enlarging Cutaneous Hemangioma in Pregnancy

Marwan Ma’ayeh; Nikhil Purandare; Michelle Harrison; Michael P. Geary

doi:10.4081/cp.2014.644

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8 October 2014

A Rapidly Enlarging Cutaneous Hemangioma in Pregnancy

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Clin. Pract.2014, 4(2), 644;https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2014.644

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Abstract

This is a case of a rapidly enlarging cutaneous pedunculated tumor on a patient’s thumb during her pregnancy. This was excised and identified as a hemangioma. A literature search identified a possible hormonal factor in causing an accelerated growth of this tumor.

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hemangioma; estrogen; pregnancy

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