title: Association of facial hemangiomas with Dandy-Walker and other posterior fossa malformations.
abstract: Cutaneous hemangiomas are common benign tumors of infancy that only rarely are associated with malformations in other tissues or organs. We report nine infants with large facial hemangiomas who also had Dandy-Walker malformations or similar posterior fossa abnormalities. On the basis of the experience with our patients and with those previously reported, we recommend radiographic imaging studies of the brain of infants with large, aggressive facial hemangiomas to rule out posterior fossa defects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Reese
authors.forename: I J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Frieden
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Paller
authors.forename: N B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Esterly
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ferriero
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Lucky
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Gellis
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Siegfried
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000002:abnormalities; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior / Q000002:abnormalities*; D003616:Dandy-Walker Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male