title: Approach to the patient with an infantile hemangioma.
abstract: Infantile hemangioma is the most common soft tissue tumor of childhood. Despite its frequency, it has only been in the last decade that these lesions have been better characterized and become the subject of significant clinical and translational research. Although most infantile hemangiomas are uncomplicated and do not require intervention, they can be a significant source of parental distress, cosmetic disfigurement, and morbidity. The wide spectrum of disease in the morphology of these lesions and in their behavior has made it difficult to predict the need for treatment and has made it challenging to establish a standardized approach to management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9000 West Wisconsin Avenue, Suite B260, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA. kholland@mcw.edu
authors.forename: Kristen E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Holland
authors.forename: Beth A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Drolet
mesh_terms: D019468:Disease Management; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000379:methods; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy