Guest Editorial I t is a very exciting time for clini-cians who are confronted with infantile hemangiomas. So much new information is now available regarding pathogenesis, epidemiology, differential diagnosis, and therapy. These aspects are reviewed in greater detail in the accompanying articles by a group of experienced scientists and clinicians, who help provide a richer and more sophisticate...

Hemangiomas of the bladder are rare, comprising only 0.6% of bladder masses.1 Numerous reports of intravesical hemangiomas exist in the literature, with the presenting sign of gross hematuria almost universally guiding work-up and eventual diagnosis. However, no reports to date exist of extravesical hemangiomas of the bladder. We report what we believe to be the first described case of an extra...

Hemangiomas of the head and neck are benign tumours that have their origin from blood vessels. classified as capillary, cavernous , sclerosing central type. The nature this tumour is progressively slow growing, including involvement greater portions superficial deep vessels, functions maybe affected, depending on location. common in rare occurrence oral cavity. Lips, buccal mucosa tongue sites,...

Hemangiomas are the most frequent benign solid tumors in the liver and spleen. They are usually found as single tumors in one organ. Multiple hemangiomas in the spleen and liver are an exceptional finding. We present a new case and discuss the therapeutic options. A 50-year-old woman complained of mild abdominal pain in the epigastrium. Abdominal examination was normal. Lab work included: full ...

Introduction: Endovascular management in the form of transarterial embolization (TAE) is offered in cases of symptomatic hemangiomas, unresectable hemangiomas, preoperatively, in diffuse hemangiomatosis, in progressively growing hemangiomas, and those at a high risk of bleeding. Recent studies have shown that TAE is a safe and effective treatment option for lesions that are large and located pe...

OBJECTIVES To report the efficacy of propranolol as first-line treatment of head and neck hemangiomas in children and to present an optimized protocol for treating hemangiomas. DESIGN Multi-institutional retrospective study. SETTING Two tertiary care referral pediatric centers. PATIENTS Thirty-nine children with head and neck infantile hemangiomas were treated. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Rev...

OBJECTIVE To compare computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings between two histological types of nasal hemangiomas (cavernous hemangioma and capillary or lobular capillary hemangioma). MATERIALS AND METHODS CT (n = 20; six pre-contrast; 20 post-enhancement) and MRI (n = 7) images from 23 patients (16 men and seven women; mean age, 43 years; range, 13-73 years) wit...