Objectives: To review the clinical presentation, diagnostic approach, treatment strategies, and outcomes of vulvar hemangiomas, and to evaluate the consistency of management practices in the absence of standardized guidelines. Eligibility criteria: W...
Background: In view of the high incidence of infantile hemangioma (IH) in infants and young children, a comprehensive and reasonable evaluation scale for referral is urgently needed. This study compared the influence of the Hemangioma Severity Scale...
Hepatic hemangiomas are the most common benign liver tumors. Typically, small- to medium-sized hemangiomas are asymptomatic and discovered incidentally through the widespread use of imaging techniques. Giant hemangiomas (>5 cm) have a higher risk...
Background and objectives: Capillary hemangiomas are rare, benign vascular tumors that mainly affect the skin and soft tissue, with scarce appearance within the nasal cavities and paranasal sinuses. Materials and methods: We present a case report of...
Background: Knowledge of the natural history and management of hepatic hemangiomas is lacking. The aim of this study was to investigate the natural history of hemangiomas and to elucidate the factors that determine tumor growth and optimal management...
Intracranial hemangiomas are rare neoplastic lesions in dogs that usually appear with life-threatening symptoms. The treatment of choice is tumor resection; however, complete resection is rarely achieved. The patient’s prognosis therefore usual...
Background: Knowledge of the relationships between hepatic hemangiomas and coagulopathy and the risk factors for hemangiomas is lacking. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and characteristics of hepatic hemangiomas associated wit...
Capillary hemangiomas, hamartomatous proliferation of vascular endothelial cells, are rare in the central nervous system (CNS). Intracranial capillary hemangiomas presenting with reversible behavioral abnormalities and focal neurological deficits hav...
Epithelioid hemangioma is a rare reactive vasoproliferative disease presenting with painless vascular nodules in the dermal and subcutaneous tissues of the head and neck. Clinical diagnosis can be difficult as, in most cases, the only symptom is a pr...
Venous hemangiomas within the central nervous system (CNS) represent a rare pathological entity described by sporadic case reports so far. Comprehensive insights into their histological and imaging features, pathogenesis, natural course, and therapeu...
Cardiac hemangiomas are rare and often misdiagnosed due to their nonspecific clinical presentations. We report a case of a 70-year-old man presenting with chills and cold sweats, initially suspected of having infective endocarditis based on echocardi...
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Intraosseous hemangiomas are uncommon intrabony lesions, representing approximately 0.5 to 1% of all intraosseous tumors. Their description varies from “benign vasoformative neoplasms” to true hamartomatous proliferations of endothelial cells forming...
(1) Background: With an incidence of 4–10%, infantile hemangiomas (IH) are the most encountered benign tumors in infancy. Low birth weight (LBW), prematurity, female sex, multiple gestations, and family history of IH are some of the statistical...
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...
(1) Background: this case series and literature review aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of electrochemotherapy in the management of aggressive spinal hemangiomas, presenting two distinct cases. (2) Methods: we present two cases of spinal aggr...
Infantile hemangiomas (IHs), boasting a prevalence ranging from 4% to 10%, stand as the most commonly encountered benign tumors during the early stages of human life. We present the case of a 2-year-9-month-old child who was born preterm with very lo...
Background and Clinical Significance: Breast hemangioma is an extremely rare benign vascular tumor of the breast. Its imaging findings are nonspecific, and differentiation from malignant tumors such as encapsulated papillary carcinoma, mucinous carci...
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Infantile hemangioma (IH) is important to all dentists, particularly dentists providing services to pediatric populations, because significant morbidity and mortality can occur from vascular lesions in children. Specialists of the oral cavity have th...
Adrenal hemangioma is an uncommon benign vascular tumor that is often discovered incidentally. It has never been reported in association with familial adenomatous polyposis. We report a case of a 60-year old man with a history of familial adenomatous...
Several tumors, including uveal melanoma, show somatic mutations of GNAQ/GNA11. Circumscribed choroidal hemangioma is a benign tumor that becomes symptomatic in adulthood. In some patients, morphologic examination of biopsies is required for differen...
Poikilodermatous plaque-like hemangioma (PPH) is a recently described clinical and pathological entity, with only 18 cases reported in the literature. Although uncommon, this benign condition presents consistent clinical and histological findings. We...
Background: Congenital hepatic hemangiomas (CHHs) are typically considered rapidly involuting tumors, similar to their cutaneous counterparts (RICHs). However, non-involuting tumors remain poorly characterized. This study examines the evolutionary pa...
(1) Background/Aim: In clinical practice, uterine lipoleiomyomas are variants of uterine leiomyomas that are often found incidentally and do not require surgical treatment unless the patient is symptomatic. Therefore, these should be clinically diffe...
Background and Objectives: Hepatic hemangioma is the most common benign liver tumor and is usually managed conservatively. When surgical treatment is indicated, accurate preoperative risk assessment is important because surgery is elective and aims t...
Hemangiomas of the head and neck are considered to be benign tumors of infancy that are characterized by a rapid growth phase with endothelial cell proliferation, followed by gradual involution. Central hemangiomas are a rare occurrence and even rare...
Vertebral hemangiomas of the spine are rare benign tumors. They occur primarily in the thoracic region and are often asymptomatic and found incidentally on radiological examination; however, some are symptomatic, aggressive, and gradually increase in...
Infantile hemangiomas (IHs) are a type of vascular tumors that affect around 10% of newborns. The measurement of the lesion size and the assessment of the evolution is done manually by the physician. This paper presents an algorithm for the automatic...
Infantile hemangioma (IH) is the most common infantile tumor, affecting 5–10% of newborns. Propranolol, a nonselective β-adrenergic receptor (ADRB) antagonist, is currently the first-line treatment for severe IH; however, both its mechanis...
Background: Infantile hemangioma (IH) is the most common benign vascular tumor of infancy, and propranolol, the current first-line treatment, requires prolonged twice-daily dosing and has adverse systemic effects. Methods: Using the public GSE127487...
A pet rabbit (female, 8 years old, and mixed breed) with symptoms of dyspnea, apathy, and weight loss was treated for an acute respiratory infection. Due to the lack of improvement, it was referred to the Imaging Diagnostics Laboratory of the Departm...
Background/Objectives: Hepatic hemangiomas are the most common benign liver tumors, typically diagnosed confidently by their classic imaging features. However, a subset displays atypical characteristics that complicate diagnosis. We hypothesized that...
Introduction and Aim: Propranolol is an effective treatment option for infantile hemangiomas, but there is still insufficient information about neurodevelopmental side effects of propranolol. In our study, the neurodevelopmental levels of infantile h...
Introduction: calvarial capillary hemangiomas are vascular tumors rarely seen in newborns. Differential diagnosis may be not straightforward on imaging studies and the management depends on patient and lesion characteristics. Case report: we present...
Background: Primary cardiac tumors (PCTs) are exceptionally rare, accounting for less than 0.7% of all cardiac masses. Among these, cardiac hemangiomas are uncommon benign neoplasms, accounting for less than 2% of all PCTs, with the capillary subtype...
Background: Primary cardiac tumors are exceedingly rare, accounting for less than 0.2% of cases in autopsy series. Myxomas represent the majority, while hemangiomas are exceptionally uncommon, accounting for less than 2% of benign cardiac tumors. The...
Hepatic hemangiomas are the most common benign liver tumors and are typically small and asymptomatic; however, pedunculated and exophytic variants are extremely rare and may mimic extrahepatic lesions on imaging, posing a potential diagnostic challen...
Background and Objectives: A potential role of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in the pathophysiology of infantile hemangiomas (IH) is thought to be plausible. The primary objective of this study was to investigate the importance of determi...
Background and Clinical Significance: The coexistence of spinal hemangiomas and dural arteriovenous fistula (SDAVF) is uncommon. Unclear imaging and progressive neurological impairment require early surgical management. Case Presentation: A 76-year-o...
The advancement of science and technology has elevated the practice of surgery where computer systems now perform the majority of calculations required for successful interventions. This technological progress can be leveraged to foster surgical impr...
Background/Objectives: Infantile hemangioma (IH) is a common vascular tumor in neonates, influenced by multiple prenatal and perinatal factors. This study aimed to identify risk factors in both infants and mothers, assess their link to clinical chara...
Infantile hemangioma (IH) is the most prevalent type of vascular tumor in infants. The pathophysiology of IH is unknown. The tissue structure and physiology of two-dimensional cell cultures differ greatly from those in vivo, and spontaneous regressio...
We present a case series of four patients with circumscribed choroidal hemangioma (CCH) treated with half-dose PDT, proposing this as a novel treatment protocol. Four patients with CCH were included, and then evaluated using multimodal imaging, inclu...
Eccrine angiomatous hamartoma (EAH) is a relatively rare benign skin disease characterized by the proliferation of eccrine sweat glands associated with capillary hemangioma and the proliferation of other skin elements such as adipose tissue, hair, an...
Sturge–Weber syndrome (SWS) is characterized by facial port-wine stains, leptomeningeal hemangiomas, and prominent ocular manifestations such as glaucoma and diffuse choroidal hemangiomas (DCHs). Imaging modalities are critical for diagnosing a...
Background: Choroidal hemangioma, a rare benign vascular tumor, can cause visual loss due to subretinal fluid. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) with verteporfin has been the standard treatment, with plaque brachytherapy reserved for PDT failure. Verteporfi...
We report the case of a 77-year-old male with a paraspinal mass at the Th11 level. Given its morphology and location, CT and MRI findings raised the suspicion of paraganglioma. A somatostatin receptor positron emission tomography/contrast-enhanced-CT...
Purpose: To evaluate arteriovenous malformations (AVM) with swept-source (SS) optical coherence tomography (OCT) angiography (OCTA) in iris racemose hemangioma and compare it with traditional intravenous iris fluorescein angiography (IVFA). Methods:...
Background: Mediastinal hemangiomas are rare, and their etiology remains unclear. Most patients affected have no pathognomonic clinical symptoms, and the diagnosis is often incidental. Due to the paucity of the available literature regarding the mana...
Background and objective: Infantile hemangiomas (IHs) are benign lesions found in infants. Predicting the cosmetic outcome of these lesions is very difficult. Therefore, in this prospec- tive study, we assessed whether using an infrared thermometer (...
An 86-year-old man presented with anemia. He underwent abdominal contrast-enhanced computed tomography, gastroscopy, and colonoscopy without any bleeding detected. Small bowel capsule endoscopy (SBCE) revealed a reddish polypoid lesion with blood ooz...
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