Hemangioma, Noninvoluting Congenital, Hemangioma - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

hemangioma, noninvoluting congenital hemangioma

Body Site

arm

Age

10 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

Color

red blue

Morphology

tumor

Pattern

solitary

Comments

This soft tissue mass was unchanged since birth in this 10-year-old girl. Her parents were told that it would disappear before she entered elementary school. Ultrasound revealed changes consistent with a non-involuting congenital hemangioma.

Description

8 cm diameter soft compressible blue subcutaneous mass with overlying coarse telangiectasias and surrounding pallor

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8/3/2008 11:39:58

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