title: Infantile haemangiomas.
abstract: Infantile haemangiomas are the commonest tumours occurring in infants, but regress spontaneously without causing major problems in the great majority of cases. However, in some infants they can cause life-threatening complications. Fortunately, if the decision to treat is made promptly, and the most appropriate form of treatment selected, these complications can usually be prevented.
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Dermatology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK. atherd@gosh.nhs.uk
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Atherton
mesh_terms: D006391:Hemangioma / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn