Hemangioma - a benign tumor, which appears in the newborn due to a violation in the formation of blood vessels in utero. What are the causes of hemangioma and whether to treat it?
The tumor is a small seal with uneven edges bright burgundy or bluish color. This label appears before birth or in the first month of neonatal life. Approximately 80% of cases is on the skin, usually on the head: the eyelids, nose, forehead, cheeks, mucous eye, but can be located on the internal organs. Hemangioma often not associated with risk to life and goes alone to a year or a maximum of school age, but because they are of different kinds, the child must observe the doctor.
Causes of hemangioma
Hemangioma newborn / istockphoto.com
Definitely say where hemangiomas appear until science can not, but there are a number of assumptions, including:
- Rhesus conflict in the mother during pregnancy;
- medication during pregnancy;
- drinking or smoking during pregnancy;
- hormonal disorders in pregnancy;
- cold in the period of 3-7 weeks of pregnancy, when formed cardiovascular system.
What are hemangiomas?
cavernous hemangioma - tumor with blood vessels and cavities filled with blood, is located on the skin and has a soft texture.
It is this kind of hemangioma is often found in the bodies with abundant blood supply to the liver, kidneys, spleen, lungs, brain. With this arrangement, it is difficult to find, so often tears or damage to these hemangiomas lead to very serious consequences.
capillary hemangioma - is simple hemangioma, formed from dermal vessels and does not affect the lower layers of the skin. Typically, such small hemangiomas, no more than 1 cm in diameter, slightly protrude above the skin surface and consist and capillary vessels.
The pale color of hemangiomas, the better off the forecast and the probability that in time she will disappear.
combined hemangioma - a mixed tumor, when coupled with a vascular neoplasm present and even tumor cells of connective tissue or nervous. This may hemangioma thief in danger in the first queue so that doctors, taking it for a simple capillary tumor selected waiting position.
treatments
Types of hemangiomas / istockphoto.com
It all depends on the nature of the tumor, its location, size and age of the child. In any case, any surgical intervention is possible up to 1 month, so just watch hemangioma. If it does not change the size and color, it was also observed up to three years. If it grows in size, it changes color, or is life-threatening, then it is removed. Such operations are usually carried out at the age of 3, 6 or 12 months.
Surgery. for complete or partial removal operations are carried hemangiomas in severe cases and only for very large amounts of tumor. The operation is quite complicated, when it is required donor skin and blood transfusion.
Cryotherapy. Hemangioma special frozen snow from carbon dioxide, but it works only on very small tumors - 2-2.5 mm. The method is effective, painless and little traumatic.
How to treat hemangiomas in infants / istockphoto.com
Sclerotherapy. This method is applied to the cavernous and combined tumors that are deep, especially if they are located on the face. The swelling are special sclerosing agents that cause its extinction. After a full course does not leave any scar or skin deformation, but the process is quite long and painful - 10-15 infections with a break of 14 to 30 days.
Electrocoagulation. This method is used to treat small hemangiomas, to 5 mm or swollen to remove residue after other treatments. With the aid of electric current, and tumor tissue fold formed at its location crust which heals by timeout and descends.
Radiation therapy. This method of conservative treatment is suitable for the treatment of tumors in the internal organs. This therapy is quite a negative impact on the condition of the body, therefore it is applied only after months.
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