title: Hemangioma: review of literature.
abstract: Hemangiomas are tumors identifed by rapid endothelial cell proliferation in early infancy, followed by involution over time. All other abnormalities are malformations resulting from anomalous development of vascular plexuses. The malformations have a normal endothelial cell growth cycle that affects the veins, the capillaries or the lymphatics and they do not involute. Hemangiomas are the most common tumors of infancy and are characterized by a proliferating and involuting phase. They are seen more commonly in whites than in blacks, more in females than in males in a ratio of 3:1.
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Maharana Pratap College of Dentistry and Research Centre, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Tarun
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ahuja
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Maharana Pratap College of Dentistry and Research Centre, Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India, e-mail: drjagginitin@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Nitin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jaggi
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Maharana Pratap College of Dentistry and Research Centre, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kalra
authors.affiliation: Reader, Department of Orthodontics, Maharana Pratap College of Dentistry and Research Centre, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Kanishka
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bansal
authors.affiliation: Lecturer, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Maharana Pratap College of Dentistry and Research Centre, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Shiv Prasad
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000145:classification* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans