Hemangioma of infancy

Question 1

DP

Answer 1

Proli eration o endothe- lial cells in various amounts in the dermis and/ or subcutaneous tissue; there is usually more endothelialprolierationinthesuper cialtype and little in the deep angiomas. GLUT-1 immu- noreactivity is ound in all hemangiomas but not in vascular mal ormations.

Question 2

tx

Answer 2

Surgical and medical interventions include continuous wave or pulsed dye laser, cryo- surgery, intralesional and systemic high-dose glucocorticoids, inter eron-α (IFN-α ), and propranolol.Forthemajorityo HIs,active nonintervention is the best approach because spontaneous resolution gives the best cosmetic results