Open AccessHemangiomas infantiles
Author(s) -
Ana Giachetti
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
archivos argentinos de pediatría
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1668-3501
pISSN - 0325-0075
DOI - 10.5546/aap.2013.537
Subject(s) - medicine , disfigurement , treatment modality , natural history , multidisciplinary approach , therapeutic modalities , modalities , multidisciplinary team , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , surgery , physical therapy , social science , nursing , sociology
Infantile hemangiomas are the most common benign tumors of infancy. While most of them have an uncomplicated course, between 10 and 15% are at risk for complications, especially during the proliferative phase, and can cause impairment of vital functions or produce permanent cosmetic disfigurement. In this update we delineate the natural history of infantile hemangiomas, with special emphasis on identifying those that require special diagnostic evaluations and multidisciplinary and closer follow-up, reviewing the study and treatment indications and current treatment modalities.