Hemangiomas-Treated and Untreated

Not All Hemangiomas Look Like Strawberries: Uncommon Presentations of the Most Common Tumor of Infancy

“…The term "capillary" hemangioma has been used for port-wine stain (capillary malformation), a lesion that never regresses (4,5,6). Cavernous has been applied to hemangiomas that predictively involute (7,8) and to those that never involute (9)(10)(11). The histologic description "cavernous" should not be used.…”

Maxillary intraosseous vascular malformation: a case report and literature review

“…Mulliken and Glowacki's classification would favour a diagnosis of an intraosseous vascular malformation rather than an incompletely involuted haemangioma. 12,18,20 The early onset of involution is the only factor associated with improved outcome. Mulliken and Glowacki's distinction between haemangioma and vascular malformation provides an established nomenclature of value in the clinical management of these lesions.…”

“…Complete involution is not influenced by lesion size, location, ulceration, depth, gender or age of presentation. 12,18,20 The early onset of involution is the only factor associated with improved outcome. 25 Vascular malformations, however, continue to grow steadily and invariably require ablation.…”

Common Hemangiomas: To Treat or Not to Treat

“…Proponents of active treatment contend that large ulcerated lesions start as small ones which could have been successfully treated at the beginning. 14 Hemorrhage is seldom seen. Thrombocytopenic purpura (KasabachMerritt syndrome) occurs in infants less than three months of age with giant hemangioma.…”