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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.

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Hemangioma is a birth defect that effect many babies in infancy. The symptoms of this defect normally appear during the first couple of days or even week of life and in some cases it can be resolved by the time they reach the age of ten. Hemangioma is when there is an abnormal build up of the person’s blood vessels located either in the skin or the internal organs. It is more common in women than it is in men, as it only affects around 7% of healthy people. Hemangioma may also be referred to as a tumor, but are not cancerous. If doesn’t affect just one part of the body as it may be found almost anywhere in the blood.

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