To cite: Thoppay Kumarasamy M, Castrisios G, Sharma BK. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2013-203233 DESCRIPTION Following an uncomplicated pregnancy with normal antenatal scans, a term neonate was unexpectedly born with a large mass on the right temporal region (figure 1). This caused extreme anxiety among staff regarding the possibility of enceph...

Hepatic tumours are relatively rare in children, accounting for 1% 4% of all paediatric solid tumors, commonest amongst them are hepatoblastoma, neuroblastoma, and vascular tumors (hemangioendothelioma/haemangiomas). Infantile Hepatic hemangioendothelioma (IHHE) is classically characterised by hepatomegaly, jaundice, congestive cardiac failure with high cardiac output, skin haemangiomas, haemol...

OBJECTIVES Haemangiomas are the most common tumors of infancy affecting approximately 1 in 10 children. Unlike other tumors, haemangiomas enter an involution phase, during which they usually regress over the next several months to years. Sometimes intervention is required due to proliferative growth which is complicated by ulceration, bleeding, persistent aesthetic deformity or infection. MET...

the classification and imaging appearances of vascular masses of the head and neck are reviewed. the radiological appearances of congenital vascular masses (infantile haemangiomas and other congenital vascular tumours, high-flow and low-flow vascular malformations), acquired vascular masses (benign and malignant tumours, non-neoplastic lesions) and other hypervascular masses are described and i...

OBJECTIVES Placenta or placental chorangioma could be the origin site of infantile haemangioma since they share various histochemical and genetic characteristics with placental vascular tissue. The aim of the current study was to investigate the association between chorangiomas and infantile haemangiomas in singleton and multiple pregnancies. MATERIALS AND METHODS An informative questionnaire...

Infantile haemangioma is a common childhood condition, which usually resolves spontaneously and is managed expectantly. In a small percentage of complex cases, haemangiomas may be associated with complications such as persistent bleeding, ulceration, feeding difficulties or visual impairment. Active treatment is often necessary in such cases. Current interventions include surgical, laser and im...

Background: Infantile haemangioma is the most common benign vascular tumor in children. They are more common in females and in infants born prematurely. Haemangiomas are mostly found on the head and neck regions (60 %), and are classified according to their depth. Most common complication is ulceration which affects nearly 15 25 % of patients. Diagnosis is mainly based on history and physical e...

INTRODUCTION Infantile haemangioma is the commonest benign tumour in infancy. While the management of the majority of small haemangiomas consists of simply watching or steroid treatment, giant and moderate size infantile haemangiomas are challenging problems, especially in health systems with limited resources in developing countries. CASE PRESENTATION A one-year old boy was presented to us b...