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Skin Cavernous Hemangioma

MedGen UID:
313709
•Concept ID:
C1710105
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Cavernous angioma of skin; Cavernous hemangioma of skin; Cavernous nevus of skin
SNOMED CT: Cavernous angioma of skin (445305001); Cavernous nevus of skin (445305001); Cavernous hemangioma of skin (445305001)

Definition

A cavernous hemangioma arising from the skin. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSkin Cavernous Hemangioma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The treatment of cutaneous vascular lesions with the Nd:YAG laser.
Rosenfeld H, Wellisz T, Reinisch JF, Sherman R
Ann Plast Surg 1988 Sep;21(3):223-30. doi: 10.1097/00000637-198809000-00006. PMID: 3223701
Corticosteroid treatment of cutaneous hemangiomas: how effective? A report on 24 children.
Bartoshesky LE, Bull M, Feingold M
Clin Pediatr (Phila) 1978 Aug;17(8):625, 629-38. doi: 10.1177/000992287801700807. PMID: 78785
Argon laser management of cutaneous vascular deformities. A preliminary report.
Apfelberg DB, Maser MR, Lash H
West J Med 1976 Feb;124(2):99-101. PMID: 1246895Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Periorbital lesions misdiagnosed as dermoid cysts.
Al-Muhaylib A, Alkatan HM, Al-Faky YH, Alsuhaibani AH
J AAPOS 2017 Dec;21(6):509-511. Epub 2017 Oct 28 doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2017.07.215. PMID: 29107796
Sclerotherapy for treatment of hemangiomas.
Winter H, Dräger E, Sterry W
Dermatol Surg 2000 Feb;26(2):105-8. doi: 10.1046/j.1524-4725.2000.98012.x. PMID: 10691936
Vascular birthmarks in children.
Rasmussen JE
Dermatol Nurs 1998 Jun;10(3):169-77, 230; quiz 178-9. PMID: 9849163
Stereotactically guided cavernous malformation surgery.
Boecher-Schwarz HG, Grunert P, Guenthner M, Kessel G, Mueller-Forell W
Minim Invasive Neurosurg 1996 Jun;39(2):50-5. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1052216. PMID: 8811657
Verrucous hemangioma.
Klein JA, Barr RJ
Pediatr Dermatol 1985 Mar;2(3):191-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.1985.tb01050.x. PMID: 3991374

Diagnosis

Cavernous adrenal hemangioma.
Sabanegh E Jr, Harris MJ, Grider D
Urology 1993 Sep;42(3):327-30. doi: 10.1016/0090-4295(93)90626-l. PMID: 8379036
Verrucous hemangioma.
Puig L, Llistosella E, Moreno A, de Moragas JM
J Dermatol Surg Oncol 1987 Oct;13(10):1089-92. doi: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.1987.tb00916.x. PMID: 3655079
Verrucous hemangioma.
Klein JA, Barr RJ
Pediatr Dermatol 1985 Mar;2(3):191-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.1985.tb01050.x. PMID: 3991374
Hemangiomas in Nigeria.
Ofodile FA, Oluwasanmi JO
J Natl Med Assoc 1980 May;72(5):505-8. PMID: 7381956Free PMC Article
Tumors of the hand.
Bogumill GP, Sullivan DJ, Baker GI
Clin Orthop Relat Res 1975 May;(108):214-22. doi: 10.1097/00003086-197505000-00035. PMID: 1095276

Therapy

Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma (with Kasabach Merritt syndrome) of the head and neck: case report and review of the literature.
Mukerji SS, Osborn AJ, Roberts J, Valdez TA
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2009 Oct;73(10):1474-6. Epub 2009 Jul 29 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2009.06.019. PMID: 19643504
Transformation between Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma and tufted angioma.
Chu CY, Hsiao CH, Chiu HC
Dermatology 2003;206(4):334-7. doi: 10.1159/000069947. PMID: 12771476
Sclerotherapy for treatment of hemangiomas.
Winter H, Dräger E, Sterry W
Dermatol Surg 2000 Feb;26(2):105-8. doi: 10.1046/j.1524-4725.2000.98012.x. PMID: 10691936
Hemangiomas and vascular malformations.
Wisnicki JL
Ann Plast Surg 1984 Jan;12(1):41-59. doi: 10.1097/00000637-198401000-00007. PMID: 6367602
Methotrexate in dermatology.
Burrows D, Shanks RG, Stevenson CJ
Br J Dermatol 1968 May;80(5):348-52. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1968.tb12317.x. PMID: 4873079

Prognosis

Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma (with Kasabach Merritt syndrome) of the head and neck: case report and review of the literature.
Mukerji SS, Osborn AJ, Roberts J, Valdez TA
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2009 Oct;73(10):1474-6. Epub 2009 Jul 29 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2009.06.019. PMID: 19643504
Sclerotherapy for treatment of hemangiomas.
Winter H, Dräger E, Sterry W
Dermatol Surg 2000 Feb;26(2):105-8. doi: 10.1046/j.1524-4725.2000.98012.x. PMID: 10691936
Vascular birthmarks in children.
Rasmussen JE
Dermatol Nurs 1998 Jun;10(3):169-77, 230; quiz 178-9. PMID: 9849163
Sinusoidal hemangioma. A distinctive benign vascular neoplasm within the group of cavernous hemangiomas.
Calonje E, Fletcher CD
Am J Surg Pathol 1991 Dec;15(12):1130-5. PMID: 1746680
Vascular neoplasms.
Williams HB
Clin Plast Surg 1980 Jul;7(3):397-411. PMID: 7438706

Clinical prediction guides

Cutaneous venous malformations in familial cerebral cavernomatosis caused by KRIT1 gene mutations.
Toll A, Parera E, Giménez-Arnau AM, Pou A, Lloreta J, Limaye N, Vikkula M, Pujol RM
Dermatology 2009;218(4):307-13. Epub 2009 Jan 31 doi: 10.1159/000199461. PMID: 19182478Free PMC Article
Cerebral cavernous malformation: novel mutation in a Chinese family and evidence for heterogeneity.
Chen DH, Lipe HP, Qin Z, Bird TD
J Neurol Sci 2002 Apr 15;196(1-2):91-6. doi: 10.1016/s0022-510x(02)00031-x. PMID: 11959162
A case of unilateral dermatomal cavernous haemangiomatosis.
Watabe H, Kashima M, Baba T, Mizoguchi M
Br J Dermatol 2000 Oct;143(4):888-91. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2000.03799.x. PMID: 11069479
Growth of cavernous hemangioma with puberty.
Baker ER, Manders E, Whitney CW
Clin Pediatr (Phila) 1985 Oct;24(10):596-8. doi: 10.1177/000992288502401010. PMID: 3928228
Masson's intravascular vegetant hemangioendothelioma.
Eusebi V, Fanti PA, Fedeli F, Mancini AM
Tumori 1980 Aug 31;66(4):489-98. doi: 10.1177/030089168006600411. PMID: 7414713

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