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Revista Cubana de Angiología y Cirugía Vascular
On-line version ISSN 1682-0037
Abstract
CHERCOLES CAZATE, Lilia Esperanza; SANCHEZ DE LA GUARDIA, Dalia and DIAZ SOCARRAS, Félix. Cavernous Hemangioma. Rev Cubana Angiol Cir Vasc [online]. 2021, vol.22, n.1 Epub Apr 15, 2021. ISSN 1682-0037.
Cavernous hemangioma is a benign neoplasm of blood vessels. This work aimed at presenting the case of a giant cavernous hemangioma treated with propranolol. The diagnosis was made by physical examination, duplex Doppler sonography, and complementary tests of interest. For deciding the therapeutic approach, the patient was assessed by several specialists from different medical fields, such as oncology, dermatology, orthopedics, pediatrics, and angiology. Once the treatment was established, a follow-up was carried out for four weeks and then monthly. The outcome, after twenty-two months, was the hemangioma disappearance. Propranolol in giant cavernous hemangioma should be the treatment of early choice for a satisfactory evolution and to avoid complications.
Keywords : hemangioma; cavernoma; propranolol; benign neoplasm arising from the vascular tissue.