Imaging of neonatal hemangiomas, two cases.
Hemangiomas are the most common tumor of infancy. Most hemangiomas are harmless and follow a benign clinical course and undergo regression with time. Sometimes they can destroy vital organs and become life-threatening. We report two cases of neonatal hemangiomas which presented very different clinical aspects and course.
Auriemma
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Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo, Largo Barozzi 1, Bergamo, Italy.
Bellan
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Poggiani
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Somaschini
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Colombo
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D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014463:Ultrasonography
D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; D011241:Prednisone