Rapidly involuting congenital hemangioma: case report and review of the literature

Dermatol Online J. 2008 Apr 15;14(4):11.

Abstract

Various forms of angiomata may be encountered in the neonate and infant. Both histology and histochemistry, along with history and morphology, may help establish the correct diagnosis. We report a case of rapidly involuting congenital hemangioma and summarize the features characteristic of this vascular neoplasm.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Heart Diseases / congenital
  • Hemangioma / congenital*
  • Hemangioma / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Neoplasm Regression, Spontaneous*
  • Pregnancy
  • Skin / pathology
  • Skin Neoplasms / congenital*
  • Skin Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Ultrasonography, Prenatal