Rapidly involuting congenital haemangioma in a term neonate
| Autor: | Garifalia Castrisios, Bal Krishana Sharma, Maitrayee Thoppay Kumarasamy |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Scalp Skin Neoplasms business.industry Ultrasonogram Remission Spontaneous Infant Newborn General Medicine Brain tissue Term neonates Article Right temporal region Head and Neck Neoplasms Parenchyma medicine Humans Congenital haemangioma Radiology business Hemangioma Uncomplicated pregnancy |
| Zdroj: | BMJ case reports. 2014 |
| ISSN: | 1757-790X |
| Popis: | Following an uncomplicated pregnancy with normal antenatal scans, a term neonate was unexpectedly born with a large mass on the right temporal region (figure 1). This caused extreme anxiety among staff regarding the possibility of encephalocoele or meningocoele. Examination revealed a soft, compressible mass, with no midline defect. Subsequently, cranial ultrasonogram demonstrated no extracranial extension of brain tissue, and normal ventricles. MRI confirmed a haemangioma with no evidence of intracranial extension and normal brain parenchyma. The … |
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