24 Hemangioma of Infancy

CASE 24


Clinical Presentation


A 6-month-old baby girl presents with growing right facial mass.


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Figure 24A


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Figure 24B (See Color Plate 24B.)


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Figure 24C


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Figure 24D


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Figure 24E


Radiologic Findings


Ultrasonographic images show a large, soft tissue mass of heterogeneous echogenicity (Figs. 24A and 24B). Color Doppler evaluation shows high flow and high vessel density (Fig. 24B). MRI including axial unenhanced T1-weighted image (Fig. 24C), coronal fat-suppressed T2-weighted image (Fig. 24D), and fat-suppressed T1-weighted image following gadolinium enhancement (Fig. 24E) show a large mass initially isointense to muscle within the right parotid gland extending to the right parapharyngeal region with multiple internal flow voids. The lesion shows high T2 signal intensity and intense enhancement following gadolinium administration.


Diagnosis


Hemangioma of infancy


Differential Diagnosis


Other vascular anomalies and tumors



  • Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma
  • Noninvoluting congenital hemangioma
  • Rapidly involuting congenital hemangioma
  • Vascular malformations

    • Venous malformation
    • Lymphatic malformation
    • Arteriovenous malformation

  • Rhabdomyosarcoma
  • Neuroblastoma
  • Fibrosarcoma
  • Lipoblastoma

Discussion


Background

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Dec 21, 2015 | Posted by in PEDIATRIC IMAGING | Comments Off on 24 Hemangioma of Infancy

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