Sunday, November 6, 2011

Visceral and mucosal involvement in neonatal haemangiomatosis

Abstract

Background  Two types of neonatal haemangiomatosis (NH) are distinguished: diffuse which is associated with a high rate of mortality linked to mucosal/visceral involvement, and benign.


Objectives  First, this study aimed to examine the frequency of mucosal and visceral (especially hepatic) involvement in NH, according to skin extension, and second, it aimed to examine clinical, pathological (with glucose transporter 1 (GLUT-1) immunostaining), and imaging features of NH, including follow-up data.


Methods  This was a descriptive retrospective study carried out in the University Hospital Center of Tours, France.


Results  The study included 19 patients with ...

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