Hemangiomas of the parotid gland in children.
Twenty-six cases of parotid hemangiomas seen at the Montreal Children's Hospital are reviewed. This lesion is by far the most common tumor of the parotid gland in children. In recent years, our treatment of this condition has gradually shifted toward conservatism, reserving surgical excision for the unusual case where the lesion does no show spontaneous resolution.
D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000601:surgery; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012737:Sex Factors; D012796:Sialography