Hemangioma in children

Hemangioma is a benign tumor from the blood vessels, which does not have a clear boundary. Hemangioma in children can be capillary, venous or cavernous. Usually the hemangioma is noticeable immediately after birth. Hemangioma is more common in girls than in boys. Usually the lesion is one, but in about 20% of cases, hemangiomas may be several.

The reasons for its appearance have not yet been determined,different assumptions are called, from poor ecology to hormonal characteristics. But it is reliably known that the hemangioma in children develops gradually, and its development is divided into three stages:

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  active growth (from 1-3 to 6-8 months);
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  cessation of growth (from 6-8 to 12-18 months);
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  involution, or resorption (up to 5-7 years).

Usually it all starts with the appearance of a smalllight spot. Within a couple of days, the speck becomes red. This reddening looks innocuous enough, resembling a scratch, and parents usually do not see the point in referring to a doctor. Gradually, the hemangioma becomes larger and takes up more and more space. If its edge becomes purple, you need to worry: sometimes the hemangioma in children begins to grow in depth and destroy the subcutaneous layers.

Is hemangioma in children dangerous?? Do I have to delete it somehow? This question can be answered only by the doctor after the examination. Most small capillary hemangiomas dissolve over time and do not require treatment. But large hemangiomas can lead to a decrease in blood coagulability, and cavernous with a rupture can provoke bleeding.

The decision on the need for treatment of hemangioma is usually taken by a doctor. Most often he watches for a whiledevelopment of the tumor and then decides whether to remove hemangioma, or you can just wait until it disappears by itself. Usually, if the hemangioma is small, grows at a moderate speed and is not near vital organs, the doctor decides to limit his supervision. The problem is that the hemangioma in children sometimes behaves unpredictably, and its development can be influenced by various factors.

If the doctor still decided that the hemangioma should be removed, then only he can choose the appropriate method. Hemangioma in children is usually removed by one of the following methods.

Small hemangiomas frozen with liquid nitrogen (so-called local cryodestruction). At the site of the hemangioma, a bubble forms, which in no case can be pierced. Over time, it will burst, the wound will quickly heal, in its place will appear a pink spot, which gradually becomes almost invisible.

If the hemangioma begins to germinate deep into the tissues, sclerosing. A special drug is administered to the hemangiomaprednisolone blocking its growth. On the site of the hemangioma, edema develops, which comes off within a few weeks. Such treatment is sometimes combined with laser therapy.

When laser therapy A special vascular laser, as it were, "seals"vessels, leaving no traces. Usually treatment consists of 2-8 sessions, the edema after treatment comes off in a few weeks. Hemangioma in children is treated with a laser, if it has not yet germinated, because the laser penetrates under the skin shallowly - by 2 mm. Some children do not get laser treatment.

If the hemangioma in children is in the genitalia, fontanel, eye, mouth, nose and other important organs and grows at a rapid pace, they can prescribe emergency hormone treatment. Hormones stop the growth of hemangioma, after which it can be removed with a laser.

Hemangioma in children is not such a terrible problem as you might think, but you can not ignore it. When any suspicious neoplasms appear, you need to show your child to the doctor. He will determine the nature of the neoplasm and will prescribe the appropriate treatment.