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CC BY 4.0 · European J Pediatr Surg Rep. 2021; 09(01): e37-e40
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1721408
Case Report

Posterior Mediastinal and Cutaneous Back Hemangiomas in Infants: A New Association

Amr AbdelHamid AbouZeid 
1   Department of Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
,
Shaimaa Abdelsattar Mohammad
2   Department of Radiodiagnosis, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
,
Heba Gomaa Aly
3   Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
,
Iman Ahmed Ragab
3   Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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Abstract

Infantile hemangiomas (IHs) are common vascular tumors. In most cases, a benign course with favorable outcome can be anticipated. IH typically present as cutaneous lesions either with a localized or diffuse segmental distribution. Segmental hemangiomas in the face may be associated with brain and cardiac anomalies (PHACES syndrome), whereas airway involvement has been reported to be associated with hemangiomas in the “beard” area. Multiple cutaneous hemangiomas may be associated with visceral hemangiomas (commonly in the liver).

In this report, we present a new association where deep paravertebral hemangiomatous lesions were observed to be associated with cutaneous back hemangiomas in two consecutive cases.

Keywords

hemangioma - magnetic resonance imaging - paravertebral - vascular tumors


Publication History

Received: 16 May 2020

Accepted: 25 September 2020

Article published online:
12 May 2021

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