Treatment of orbital vascular malformations with intralesional injection of pingyangmycin

Treatment of orbital vascular malformations with intralesional injection of pingyangmycin.

BACKGROUND To evaluate the safety and efficacy of intralesional pingyangmycin for treatment of orbital vascular malformations. METHODS Thirteen patients received intralesional injections of pingyangmycin at the Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University. CT scans of each patient were evaluated with graphic processing software to measure lesion volumes before and after treatment. RESULTS Of fi...

Treatment of deep-seated facial microcystic lymphatic malformations with intralesional injection of pingyangmycin

Treatment of microcystic lymphatic malformations (LMs) is still a great challenge to physicians in the field of managing vascular anomalies. Several kinds of treatment have been proposed for microcystic LMs, but the responses to these treatment modalities vary considerably among individuals. The aim of the study was to investigate the safety and efficacy of intralesional injection of pingyangmy...

Intralesional pingyangmycin injection sclerotherapy for oral ranulas

Objective: To investigate the efficiency of pingyangmycin (PYM) intralesional injection for the treatment of ranulas in clinical practice. Methods: PYM concentrations were 2.0 mg/ml (8 mg PYM powder + 1 ml normal saline + 2 ml 2% lidocaine + 1 ml dexamethasone). The mixed PYM solution was intralesional injected into ranulas after drawing out isometric cyst fluid in 3 patients. Results: The ranu...

Ultrasound-guided Intralesional Bleomycin Injection (IBI) for Treatment of Cutaneous Hemangiomas and Vascular Malformations

Material & Methods: The medical records of patients with cutaneous hemangiomas and vascular malformations treated with the intralesional injection of bleomycin under ultrasound guidance between August 2009 and June 2013 at the Indus Hospital, Karachi were reviewed retrospectively using a computerized medical record information management system. Data were extracted using a pre-coded performa th...

Sirolimus: A Rapid Treatment for Coagulopathy Because of Vascular Malformations