19 Months Toddler with a Giant Oral Capillary Hemangioma, a Case Report

Head and neck vascular tumors are common in children. Capillary hemangiomas are often easily confused with pyogenic granulomas due to histopathological resemblance. Furthermore, predisposing factors to pyogenic granulomas include an existing hemangioma, which may be co-existing entities. Surgical ex...

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Published inInternational medical case reports journal Vol. 16; pp. 287 - 291
Main Authors Kabagenyi, Fiona, Anena, Sandra Petti, Seguya, Amina
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Zealand Dove Medical Press Limited 31.05.2023
Dove
Dove Medical Press
Subjects
Anemia
Case Report
Diagnosis
head and neck vascular tumours
Hemangioma
pyogenic granuloma
Uganda
hemangioma
pyogenic granuloma
head and neck vascular tumours
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Summary:Head and neck vascular tumors are common in children. Capillary hemangiomas are often easily confused with pyogenic granulomas due to histopathological resemblance. Furthermore, predisposing factors to pyogenic granulomas include an existing hemangioma, which may be co-existing entities. Surgical excision of large unsightly tumors causing functional deficits is a feasible management option. We report a case of a rapidly growing oral lesion in a toddler with feeding difficulties and anemia. It triggered a diagnostic dilemma as it was clinically consistent with a pyogenic granuloma but histologically diagnosed as a capillary hemangioma. It was successfully excised with no recurrence after 6 months.
ISSN:1179-142X
1179-142X
DOI:10.2147/IMCRJ.S406901