title: A rapidly enlarging cutaneous hemangioma in pregnancy.
abstract: This is a case of a rapidly enlarging cutaneous pedunculated tumor on a patient's thumb during her pregnancy. This was excised and identified as a hemangioma. A literature search identified a possible hormonal factor in causing an accelerated growth of this tumor.
authors.affiliation: Rotunda Hospital , Dublin 1, Ireland.
authors.forename: Marwan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ma'ayeh
authors.affiliation: Rotunda Hospital , Dublin 1, Ireland.
authors.forename: Nikhil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Purandare
authors.affiliation: Mater Misericordiae University Hospital , Dublin 7, Ireland.
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harrison
authors.affiliation: Rotunda Hospital , Dublin 1, Ireland.
authors.forename: Michael P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Geary
keywords: Hemangioma; estrogen; pregnancy