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Hemangiomas are the most common soft-tissue tumors of infancy, occurring in approximately 5 to 10 percent of one-year-old children. Despite the frequency of these tumors, their pathogenesis is not completely understood, and the best approach to their management remains controversial. Research on angiogenesis, an improved knowledge of the classification of the vascular anomalies of infancy, advances in imaging techniques, recently identified complications, and new therapeutic approaches, such as treatment with interferon and lasers, have altered our understanding of this common childhood problem and the way we approach it.

The term hemangioma has traditionally been applied to a variety of vascular . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Pathogenesis

Clinical Manifestations

Complications

Ulceration

Kasabach–Merritt Phenomenon

Regionally Important Lesions

Association with Dysmorphic Features

Management

Treatment Options

Conclusions

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From the Departments of Dermatology and Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (B.A.D., N.B.E.); and the Departments of Dermatology and Pediatrics, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco (I.J.F.).

Address reprint requests to Dr. Drolet at Pediatric Dermatology, Froedert East, 9200 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53226, or at drolet@post.its.mcw.edu.

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