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Strawberry Hemangioma Treatment Tips
January 27th, 2010 | 
Author: Strawberry hemangiomas are the most common tumors of infancy. Strawberry hemangiomas are a type of vascular birthmark. They consist of an abnormally dense group of widened blood vessels. They appear on the surface of the skin. Mostly the colour of strawberry is red. But in few children it is found as blue spongy masses. Most of the children has have only one hemangiomas. Strawberry hemangiomas are bright red soft, raised, squishy birthmarks with sharp borders. They often start as little red dots surrounded by a pale halo before they grow. They are most common on the head, chest, or upper back. Deeper cavernous hemangiomas often appear bluish, and the borders look less distinct. If the hemangioma is deep enough, the overlying skin might look normal.
Most are found on the head or neck. Most hemangiomas grow rapidly, doubling their size, and then plateau for a while before collapsing and disappearing. Strawberry hemangiomas occur in 1% to 3% of infants. 95% of strawberry hemangiomas disappear by the time the child is 9 years old. In rare cases, they interfere with vital organs or are associated with life-threatening complications. Approximately 60% of hemangiomas occur in the head and neck area. About 25% occur in the trunk and 15% occur in the arms or legs. Most hemangiomas grow as a single tumor, while about 20% occur in multiple areas. Hemangiomas may be present anywhere on the body. However, they are most disturbing to parents when they are on the infant’s face or head.
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Penis Disease – Epithelioid Hemangioma
Epithelioid hemangioma (EH) is an uncommon benign vascular tumor.It is usually located in the subcutaneous tissues of the head and the distal portions of the extremities, especially the digits. It generally presents as a tender nodule that slowly enlarges with time.The size at excision has ranged from 0.5 to 2.5 cm in greatest dimension. The mean time between the first appearance and its excision was 4.5 months, ranging from a few days to 1 year.It has the following features.
First, most cases of EH develop in the head (in the distribution zone of the superficial temporal artery) and in the distal portion of the extremities.Only very rarely has this tumor been described to affect the penis, with fewer than 30 cases reported. In some patients, the association between EH and penile trauma has been identified.We know from published studies that the reference standard for treatment of EH is local excision. External beam radiotherapy to the surgical margins is seldom performed.In only 1 case of atypical EH, did local recurrence develop 6 cm distal to the previous excision. At long-term follow-up (20 years at the most), nearly all patients remained free of disease. Neither lymph node involvement nor distant metastasis has been reported.