Giant intracranial hemangioma in a neonate

In this report we detail the case of an infant presenting with a giant intracranial congenital hemangioma and describe the clinical features and surgical management. Congenital hemangiomas are benign vascular tumors that typically present as skin lesions in neonates and infants. On rare occasions th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Acta neurochirurgica 2014-06, Vol.156 (6), p.1151-1154
Hauptverfasser:	Jalloh, Ibrahim, Dean, Andrew F., O’Donovan, Dominic G., Cross, Justin, Garnett, Matthew R., Santarius, Thomas
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Brain Neoplasms - congenital Brain Neoplasms - pathology Case Report - Pediatrics Hemangioma, Capillary - congenital Hemangioma, Capillary - pathology Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System - congenital Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System - pathology Humans Infant, Newborn Interventional Radiology Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Minimally Invasive Surgery Neurology Neuroradiology Neurosurgery Surgical Orthopedics
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Zusammenfassung:	In this report we detail the case of an infant presenting with a giant intracranial congenital hemangioma and describe the clinical features and surgical management. Congenital hemangiomas are benign vascular tumors that typically present as skin lesions in neonates and infants. On rare occasions they present as intracranial tumors. The possibility that these tumors may undergo spontaneous regression poses a treatment dilemma.
ISSN:	0001-6268 0942-0940
DOI:	10.1007/s00701-014-2007-y