Blue rubber bleb naevus syndrome (BRBNS) is a rare clinical entity characterised by multiple haemangiomas commonly occurring in the skin and the gastrointestinal (Gl) tract. The association between these cutaneous cavernous haemangiomas and similar lesions in the U l tract was first described in 1860 and the acronym B R B N S was given by Bean in 1958 [ l J, Patients may present with massive GI...

Abstract Infantile haemangiomas (IHs) are common. Timely referral and treatment can minimize complications in high-risk lesions. The IH European Task Force developed the Haemangioma Referral Score (IHRes) 2020 (Léauté-Labrèze C, Torres EB, Weibel L et al. Hemangioma Score: a validated tool for physicians. Pediatrics 2020; 145:e20191628). This is simple, easy-to-access screening that assist phys...

Aims: To propose a classification system for periocular haemangiomas based on ultrasound evaluation. Methods: Retrospective review of ultrasound images from children seen in the authors’ unit with periocular haemangiomas. Static ultrasound images from 50 patients with periocular haemangiomas were reviewed as identified from a computerised database. Each haemangioma ultrasound image was classifi...

INTRODUCTION Haemangiomas in children usually involute spontaneously and surgical treatment is exceptional. Vascular malformations do not regress spontaneously and resection may become necessary. We present a series of surgically treated face and neck vascular anomalies during a 9-year period, assessing the epidemiology, presenting signs and symptoms, diagnostic modalities, indications for surg...

Haemangiomas are benign vascular neoplasms characterized by an abnormal proliferation of blood vessels. They may occur in any vascularized tissue including skin, subcutaneous tissue muscle and bone. These tumours are common in infancy and childhood and commonly involve subcutaneous or mucosal tissues. Intramuscular haemangiomas, a distinctive type of haemangioma occurring within skeletal muscle...

Intramuscular cavernous Haemangiomas represent less than 1% of all haemangiomas and consist of benign proliferations of blood vessels. Typical presentation is an enlarging painful soft-tissue mass without cutaneous changes. We diagnosed a series of 5 cases of cavernous haemangioma of the masseteric muscle presenting as an asymptomatic unilateral swelling. The rarity of a cavernous haemangioma i...

Liver haemangiomas are consistently reported to be the commonest benign liver tumours and are most often incidental findings in asymptomatic individuals. Large lesions can become symptomatic, spontaneously rupture or result in a consumptive coagulopathy known as Kasabach-Merrit Syndrome. It is believed that the female sex hormones, particularly oestrogen, have an influence on haemangioma develo...