CAPILLARY INFANTILE HEMANGIOMAS

Course overview

CAPILLARY HEMANGIOMAS (INFANTILE HEMANGIOMAS, JUVENILE HEMANGIOMAS, HEMANGIOBLASTOMAS, OR STRAWBERRY NEVI OF INFANCY) ARE COMMON BENIGN ORBITAL NEOPLASMS IN CHILDREN. HEMANGIOMAS ARE BENIGN TUMORS THAT ARISE DE NOVO AND UNDERGO CLONAL PROLIFERATION AND GROWTH OUT OF PROPORTION TO THE PATIENT. THIS ACTIVITY ILLUSTRATES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF CAPILLARY INFANTILE HEMANGIOMAS AND REVIEWS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.