Rapidly involuting congenital hemangioma: case report and review of the literature.
Various forms of angiomata may be encountered in the neonate and infant. Both histology and histochemistry, along with history and morphology, may help establish the correct diagnosis. We report a case of rapidly involuting congenital hemangioma and summarize the features characteristic of this vascular neoplasm.
Browning
John C
JC
Department of Dermatology, Baylor College of Medicine and Dermatology Service, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA. jcbrowni@texaschildrenshospital.org
Metry
Denise W
DW
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000151:congenital; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009365:Neoplasm Regression, Spontaneous; D011247:Pregnancy; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal