Hemangiomas Sentence Examples

This strawberry growth is located in the top layer of the skin, as opposed to other hemangiomas which can develop in deeper skin layers.

In most cases, hemangiomas are not serious.

However, some children develop multiple hemangiomas that can actually affect internal organs.

In most cases, a baby will only develop one hemangioma, although some children have a combination of strawberry and cavernous hemangiomas, which are hemangiomas located deeper into the skin.

While hemangiomas are often found in several members of the same family, they are also more common in females than in males.

Strawberry hemangiomas often appear in an infant's first month of life, but by the time a child reaches school age, they typically disappear.

Strawberry hemangiomas are easily identified because of their red or purple appearance.

Photodynamic therapy also is used to treat choroidal hemangiomas that affect the eye.

A specific group of birthmarks, called "strawberry spot," "portwine stain," and "stork bite," are medically called hemangiomas.

Skin angiomas, also called vascular nevi (marks), are overgrown blood vessel tissue (hemangiomas) or lymph vessel tissue (lymphangiomas) beneath the skin's surface.

Hemangiomas are on the face and neck (60%), trunk (25%), or the arms and legs (15%).

Congenital hemangiomas, 90 percent of which appear at birth or within the first month of life, grow quickly and disappear over time.

About 65 percent are capillary hemangiomas (strawberry marks), 15 percent are cavernous (deep) hemangiomas, and the rest are mixtures.

Hemangiomas are a concentration of tiny, immature blood vessels.

Strawberry hemangiomas are more common in premature babies and in girls.

This approach is appropriate for most hemangiomas, since many eventually shrink by themselves.

When birthmarks (hemangiomas) form in an area that can interfere with the baby's normal development (for example, blocking vision or causing difficulty breathing or hearing), treatment may be necessary.

About 5 percent of hemangiomas become ulcerated, especially if they are in an area that is under pressure or touched often.

Parents may consider treatment for hemangiomas that do not shrink or fade by the time the child is four years old.

The hemangiomas are large and may increase in size rapidly and may cause severe anemia in infants.

Birthmarks are congenital hemangiomas or vascular malformations and cannot be prevented.

Though no treatment is needed in many of these cases, a child with a hemangiomas should be watched carefully by a doctor skilled in pediatric skin disorders.

It's often used on individuals who see no results after multiple laser therapy treatments, or on individuals who have developed hemangiomas at birth.