scholarly journals Diffuse hepatic hemangioma with single cutaneous hemangioma: an alerting occurrence

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 887-890 ◽  
Author(s):  
Faten Al Tasseh ◽  
Merna El-Khansa ◽  
Omran Abd ◽  
Anoir Abdel Khalek ◽  
Nahida El-Rifai
2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (12) ◽  
pp. 1377-1380
Author(s):  
Aiko Igarashi ◽  
Ikue Hata ◽  
Miori Yuasa ◽  
Takashi Okuno ◽  
Yusei Ohshima

Abstract Background Although hepatic infantile hemangioma (IH) may correlate with consumptive hypothyroidism consequent to the overexpression of thyroid hormone inactivating enzyme by hemangioma cells, hypothyroidism has been rarely recognized in infants with cutaneous hemangioma. Case presentation A male infant born at 28 weeks of gestational age with an extremely low birth weight (775 g) developed a massive cutaneous hemangioma on his neck and severe abdominal distension. Imaging examinations detected a small mass lesion in the brain but no hepatic hemangioma. Laboratory findings at the age of 26 days revealed hypothyroidism. Although high-dose levothyroxine therapy failed to normalize the thyroid function, hypothyroidism improved and cutaneous hemangioma regressed after initiating propranolol therapy. Conclusions Our findings suggest that consumptive hypothyroidism should be considered as a critical comorbidity in patients with massive cutaneous IH. Propranolol therapy can effectively normalize thyroid function and cause hemangioma regression.


1994 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 141
Author(s):  
Seon Hee Park ◽  
Sook Young Kim ◽  
Seok Jin Choi ◽  
Dong Hoon Song ◽  
Seong Sook Cha

Author(s):  
Qianlong Liu ◽  
Xinkui Guo ◽  
Xin He ◽  
Na Liu ◽  
Jing Shi ◽  
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Neurosurgery ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 51 (5) ◽  
pp. 1275-1279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Alexander ◽  
Peter M. Grossi ◽  
Robert F. Spetzler ◽  
Cameron G. McDougall

Abstract OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE Spinal cord involvement in Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber (KTW) syndrome is rare. Cases of intradural spinal cord arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) have been associated with this syndrome. Likewise, cases of epidural hemangioma and angiomyolipoma have been reported to occur at the same segmental level as cutaneous hemangioma in KTW syndrome. This report details a rare case of an extradural thoracic AVM in a patient with KTW syndrome. CLINICAL PRESENTATION A 30-year-old man presented with a 10-month history of progressive myelopathy, bilateral lower-extremity weakness, and numbness, with the right side affected more than the left. His symptoms had progressed to the point that he was unable to walk. The patient had the characteristic manifestations of KTW syndrome, including numerous cutaneous angiomas and cavernomas, limb hypertrophy and syndactyly, and limb venous malformations. A magnetic resonance imaging scan and subsequent angiogram demonstrated a large extradural AVM causing cord compression at the T3–T4 levels. INTERVENTION The patient underwent two separate endovascular procedures, including embolization of upper thoracic and thyrocervical trunk feeders. Subsequently, he underwent T1–T4 laminectomy and microsurgical excision of the AVM. Clinically, the patient improved such that he could walk without assistance. CONCLUSION KTW syndrome represents a spectrum of clinical presentations. Although involvement of the spinal cord is uncommon, the manifestations of this syndrome may include both intradural and extradural AVMs in addition to various tumors.


1989 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 281
Author(s):  
K S Chun ◽  
J M Park ◽  
H K Ha ◽  
K S Shinn ◽  
Y W Bahk ◽  
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Author(s):  
Luigi Grazioli ◽  
Barbara Frittoli ◽  
Roberta Ambrosini ◽  
Martina Bertuletti ◽  
Francesca Castagnoli

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