title: Cavernous hemangioma of the foot and antecubital fossa: an alternative therapeutic option.
abstract: We present two cases of recurrent cavernous hemangiomas of the extremities. These conditions were initially treated unsuccessfully with surgical resection. After recurrence, the hemangiomas were treated by percutaneous transcatheter embolization. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report of treatment of cavernous hemangioma involving the extremities using an angiographically directed vascular embolization technique.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas-Houston Medical School and Memorial-Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Edward G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Baptista
authors.forename: Hela
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Achour
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Boccalandro
authors.forename: Richard W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Smalling
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001132:Arm; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005528:Foot; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D016909:Tibial Arteries / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome