title: Two different treatment options for intramuscular plantar hemangioma: surgery versus percutaneous sclerotherapy.
abstract: Intramuscular hemangiomas are benign neoplasms usually seen in children and adolescents. They tend to occur in the deep fascia and muscle and more often in the lower extremity, although they are rarely encountered in the plantar musculature. Surgical excision, ultrasound- or fluoroscopic-guided percutaneous sclerotherapy, and angiographic embolization are all treatment options. Surgical excision is the most prevalent form of therapy, although this can be difficult in the hands and feet. For this reason, ultrasound- and fluoroscopic-guided percutaneous sclerotherapy is a useful treatment option for pedal intramuscular hemangioma. In the present report, we describe 2 cases of intramuscular hemangioma in children, 1 treated by excision and 1 by percutaneous sclerosis.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Düzce University School of Medicine, Düzce, Turkey. Electronic address: mustafauslu74@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uslu
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Düzce University School of Medicine, Düzce, Turkey.
authors.forename: Halit
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Beşir
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Düzce University School of Medicine, Düzce, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Turan
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Halil
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bozkaya
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Düzce University School of Medicine, Düzce, Turkey.
authors.forename: Havva
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Erdem
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D000077423:Polidocanol; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012597:Sclerosing Solutions / Q000008:administration & dosage; D015911:Sclerotherapy; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional
chemical_list: D012597:Sclerosing Solutions; D000077423:Polidocanol; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols
keywords: benign vascular neoplasm; capillary; excision; fluoroscopy; foot; magnetic resonance image