Hemangioma

Hemangioma is a benign tumor that consists of blood vessels. Such a novelty is quite common in medical practice. Sometimes not only blood vessels are affected, but also muscle cells, nerve cells. Hemangioma is not a cancerous disease, it is benign, often the size of the tumor increases in size over time.

Hemangioma is a formation of bright red, pink, brown color, which often rises above the level of the skin. It does not cause pain to a person, however, when localized on some areas of the skin, it can cause severe discomfort. A distinctive feature is the rapid increase in the size of the tumor.

However, there are also severe clinical cases of hemangioma – for example, with vascular overgrowth of internal organs, for example, liver or bones. Such hemangiomas are particularly difficult to diagnose and are often found quite accidentally during examinations of other pathologies.

reasons
Unfortunately, doctors cannot give an exact answer to the question of what causes the development of hemangiomas. It has been established that this disease is most often found in infants.

classification
Combined hemangioma – consists of several parts, one of which is located under the skin, the other in its thickness.
Hemangioma is simple – above the skin.
Mixed – affects different groups of tissues.
Cavernous hemangioma –
symptoms
Hemangioma has a characteristic appearance – an overgrowth of red, purple, purple, brown shades. The tumor has well-defined boundaries, and when enlarged, it grows in width. If you put pressure on the tumor, it will subside and turn pale. Over time, the coloring and dimensions return. According to statistics, girls develop hemangioma several times more often than boys.

The location of hemangiomas is very diverse – they can form on any part of the skin, on the external genitals, on the face, on the site of physiological openings. Some hemangiomas, which are located on the genitals, often ulcerate, which leads to the self–disappearance of the neoplasm.

diagnostics
The diagnosis of such a disease as a hemangioma is handled by a surgeon. To do this, it uses the following methods:

Initial examination of the patient
Survey, collection of complaints and patient history
Laboratory diagnostics – biochemical and clinical blood analysis
Ultrasound examination, magnetic resonance examination.
Determination of the size, localization of the tumor, the presence of other neoplasms, depth
Angiographic examination is mandatory in particularly difficult cases of deep hemangiomas
treatment
The most effective method is surgical intervention by excision of a benign tumor with the smallest cosmetic defect. The earlier the diagnosis is made, the better the prognosis. Basically, the success rate of hemangioma treatment is 90%. With small neoplasms, the use of irradiation and cauterization (diathermoelectrocoagulation) is possible. Radiation treatment lasts for up to six months, mainly until the complete disappearance of the tumor. Sclerosing treatment is also used. This is how deep hemangiomas of small size are treated.

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