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01.10.2007 | CASE REPORT
Unusual Location of a Capillary Hemangioma: Inguinal Location
verfasst von:
Hajer Kammoun, Mohamed Jallouli, Nouerez Gouiaa, Taheya Sellami Boudauara, Riadh Mhiri
Erschienen in:
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
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Ausgabe 5/2007
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Abstract
A 3-month-old girl presented to the Department of Pediatric Surgery because of a strangled inguinal hernia. The exploration using an inguinal approach showed a blue-reddish, moderately firm, circumscribed subcutaneous mass. Pathologic examination of the resected tissue confirmed the diagnosis of capillary hemangioma. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first reported case of a capillary hemangioma occurring in this location. They provide a review of the current literature on capillary hemangiomas, concluding that despite the rarity of these lesions, they should be considered in the differential diagnosis of lesions in the inguinal location.