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ATYPICAL PRESENTATION OF CUTANEOUS CONGENITAL HEMANGIOMA

Lokesh Vijay, Ram Mohan Shukla, Vishal Dubey, Umesh Jethwani, Sushil Vijay, Saurabh Vijay

Abstract


Hemangioma is most common benign vascular tumor in children. A 10 year female patient presented with complaints of swelling on upper back on right side since birth. Inspite of expanding health facilities they are not referred timely for excision when hemangioma does not involutes. In this case patient came at age of 14 years due to delayed referral.

Keywords


Hemangioma, RICH, Congenital hemangioma, NICH, Cutaneous congenital hemangioma, Tumor.

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