title: Unusual location of a capillary hemangioma: inguinal location.
abstract: A 3-month-old girl presented to the Department of Pediatric Surgery because of a strangled inguinal hernia. The exploration using an inguinal approach showed a blue-reddish, moderately firm, circumscribed subcutaneous mass. Pathologic examination of the resected tissue confirmed the diagnosis of capillary hemangioma. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first reported case of a capillary hemangioma occurring in this location. They provide a review of the current literature on capillary hemangiomas, concluding that despite the rarity of these lesions, they should be considered in the differential diagnosis of lesions in the inguinal location.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Hedi Chaker Hospital, 3029 Sfax, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Hajer
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kammoun
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jallouli
authors.forename: Nouerez
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gouiaa
authors.forename: Taheya Sellami
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Boudauara
authors.forename: Riadh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mhiri
mesh_terms: D001132:Arm; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006119:Groin; D018324:Hemangioma, Capillary / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome