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Congenital hemangioma

MedGen UID:
65912
•Concept ID:
C0235753
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Congenital Angioma; congenital angioma; Congenital Hemangioma; congenital hemangioma; Congenital Non-Progressive Hemangioma
SNOMED CT: Congenital hemangioma (32361000119104)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0018715
Orphanet: ORPHA458775

Definition

A hemangioma present at birth. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Medical Management of Nonmalignant Vascular Tumors of the Head and Neck: Part 1.
Gatts J, Chandra S, Krishnan D, Ricci K
Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 2024 Feb;36(1):103-113. Epub 2023 Oct 23 doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2023.09.011. PMID: 37875385
Vascular anomalies: differential diagnosis and mimickers.
Garzon MC, Weitz N, Powell J
Semin Cutan Med Surg 2016 Sep;35(3):170-6. doi: 10.12788/j.sder.2016.052. PMID: 27607326
Management of hemangiomas and other vascular tumors.
Greene AK
Clin Plast Surg 2011 Jan;38(1):45-63. doi: 10.1016/j.cps.2010.08.001. PMID: 21095471

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Conventional ultrasonography and elastography for the diagnosis of congenital and infantile hemangiomas.
Gong X, Hua C, Xiong P, Li J, Ding A, Lin X, Wang L
J Dermatol 2020 May;47(5):527-533. Epub 2020 Feb 25 doi: 10.1111/1346-8138.15270. PMID: 32096237
Management of a Large Congenital Hemangioma Obstructing Visual Axis: A Case Report and Review of Literature.
AlShaker S, Jivraj I, Chen H, Muthusami P, Phillips J, DeAngelis D
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2019 Nov/Dec;35(6):e154-e157. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001490. PMID: 31593044
Congenital hemangioma exhibiting postnatal growth.
Knöpfel N, Wälchli R, Luchsinger I, Theiler M, Weibel L, Schwieger-Briel A
Pediatr Dermatol 2019 Jul;36(4):548-549. Epub 2019 Mar 21 doi: 10.1111/pde.13813. PMID: 30900306
Congenital hemangioma.
Amouri M, Mesrati H, Chaaben H, Masmoudi A, Mseddi M, Turki H
Cutis 2017 Jan;99(1):E31-E33. PMID: 28207019
Infantile and congenital hemangiomas.
Liang MG, Frieden IJ
Semin Pediatr Surg 2014 Aug;23(4):162-7. Epub 2014 Jun 26 doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2014.06.017. PMID: 25241092

Diagnosis

Vascular Anomalies: Other Vascular Tumors.
Atherton K, Hinen H
Dermatol Clin 2022 Oct;40(4):401-423. Epub 2022 Sep 16 doi: 10.1016/j.det.2022.06.011. PMID: 36243428
Conventional ultrasonography and elastography for the diagnosis of congenital and infantile hemangiomas.
Gong X, Hua C, Xiong P, Li J, Ding A, Lin X, Wang L
J Dermatol 2020 May;47(5):527-533. Epub 2020 Feb 25 doi: 10.1111/1346-8138.15270. PMID: 32096237
Guidance Document for Hepatic Hemangioma (Infantile and Congenital) Evaluation and Monitoring.
Iacobas I, Phung TL, Adams DM, Trenor CC 3rd, Blei F, Fishman DS, Hammill A, Masand PM, Fishman SJ
J Pediatr 2018 Dec;203:294-300.e2. Epub 2018 Sep 21 doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.08.012. PMID: 30244993
Congenital Vascular Tumors.
Goss JA, Greene AK
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2018 Feb;51(1):89-97. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2017.09.008. PMID: 29217070
Infantile and congenital hemangiomas.
Liang MG, Frieden IJ
Semin Pediatr Surg 2014 Aug;23(4):162-7. Epub 2014 Jun 26 doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2014.06.017. PMID: 25241092

Therapy

Treatment of superficial benign vascular tumors by high intensity focused ultrasound: Observations in two illustrative cases.
Calik J, Zawada T, Bove T
J Cosmet Dermatol 2022 Aug;21(8):3371-3379. Epub 2021 Dec 17 doi: 10.1111/jocd.14682. PMID: 34921489Free PMC Article
Compartment Syndrome Secondary to Group A Streptococcus Infection in the Presence of a Congenital Hemangioma.
Kracoff SL
Pediatr Emerg Care 2019 Apr;35(4):290-292. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000952. PMID: 27798538
Vascular anomaly cases for the pediatric hematologist oncologists-An interdisciplinary review.
Adams DM, Brandão LR, Peterman CM, Gupta A, Patel M, Fishman S, Trenor CC
Pediatr Blood Cancer 2018 Jan;65(1) Epub 2017 Jul 20 doi: 10.1002/pbc.26716. PMID: 28727248
Propranolol responsiveness in vascular tumors is not determined by qualitative differences in adrenergic receptors.
Boucek RJ Jr, Kirsh AL, Majesky MW, Perkins JA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2013 Nov;149(5):772-6. Epub 2013 Sep 5 doi: 10.1177/0194599813503445. PMID: 24009211
Congenital hemangioma: evidence of accelerated involution.
Boon LM, Enjolras O, Mulliken JB
J Pediatr 1996 Mar;128(3):329-35. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(96)70276-7. PMID: 8774499

Prognosis

Congenital hemangioma exhibiting postnatal growth.
Knöpfel N, Wälchli R, Luchsinger I, Theiler M, Weibel L, Schwieger-Briel A
Pediatr Dermatol 2019 Jul;36(4):548-549. Epub 2019 Mar 21 doi: 10.1111/pde.13813. PMID: 30900306
Guidance Document for Hepatic Hemangioma (Infantile and Congenital) Evaluation and Monitoring.
Iacobas I, Phung TL, Adams DM, Trenor CC 3rd, Blei F, Fishman DS, Hammill A, Masand PM, Fishman SJ
J Pediatr 2018 Dec;203:294-300.e2. Epub 2018 Sep 21 doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.08.012. PMID: 30244993
Rapidly involuting congenital hemangioma.
Brás S, Mendes-Bastos P, Amaro C
An Bras Dermatol 2017 Nov-Dec;92(6):861-863. doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20175608. PMID: 29364450Free PMC Article
Congenital hemangioma.
Amouri M, Mesrati H, Chaaben H, Masmoudi A, Mseddi M, Turki H
Cutis 2017 Jan;99(1):E31-E33. PMID: 28207019
Vascular anomalies: differential diagnosis and mimickers.
Garzon MC, Weitz N, Powell J
Semin Cutan Med Surg 2016 Sep;35(3):170-6. doi: 10.12788/j.sder.2016.052. PMID: 27607326

Clinical prediction guides

Treatment of superficial benign vascular tumors by high intensity focused ultrasound: Observations in two illustrative cases.
Calik J, Zawada T, Bove T
J Cosmet Dermatol 2022 Aug;21(8):3371-3379. Epub 2021 Dec 17 doi: 10.1111/jocd.14682. PMID: 34921489Free PMC Article
Conventional ultrasonography and elastography for the diagnosis of congenital and infantile hemangiomas.
Gong X, Hua C, Xiong P, Li J, Ding A, Lin X, Wang L
J Dermatol 2020 May;47(5):527-533. Epub 2020 Feb 25 doi: 10.1111/1346-8138.15270. PMID: 32096237
Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound of Congenital and Infantile Hemangiomas: Preliminary Results From a Case Series.
El-Ali AM, McCormick A, Thakrar D, Yilmaz S, Malek MM, Squires JH
AJR Am J Roentgenol 2020 Mar;214(3):658-664. Epub 2020 Jan 22 doi: 10.2214/AJR.19.22174. PMID: 31967502
Non-involuting congenital hemangiomas (NICH) with postnatal atypical growth: A case series.
Cossio ML, Dubois J, McCuaig CC, Coulombe J, Hatami A, Marcoux D, Ondrejchak S, Powell J
Pediatr Dermatol 2019 Jul;36(4):466-470. Epub 2019 Apr 29 doi: 10.1111/pde.13837. PMID: 31033005
Rapidly involuting congenital hemangioma: clinical and histopathologic features.
Berenguer B, Mulliken JB, Enjolras O, Boon LM, Wassef M, Josset P, Burrows PE, Perez-Atayde AR, Kozakewich HP
Pediatr Dev Pathol 2003 Nov-Dec;6(6):495-510. doi: 10.1007/s10024-003-2134-6. PMID: 15018449

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