Dr. Saurabh N Shah, Dr. Shreya Shah, Dr. Jayesh D. Modhwadia, Dr. Pritesh Taori
Capillary hemangiomas are most common benign tumors of vascular origin in infancy.Though it involutes spontaneously,results are unpredictable.
Aim:Presenting series of 24cases with hemangiomas treated successfully & Discuss various therapeutic options available.
Method:In retrospective study of 24cases, 8 were managed conservatively & 16 were treated with single or combined treatment-Intra-lesional triamcinolone injection & surgical removal.We present review of surgical aspects and clinical course &final outcomes of our cases.
Result:Good-satisfactory in most patients & complications-minimal.Steroid therapy is effective-marked & lasting regression of hemangiomas.
Conclusion:We emphasise early evaluation & intervention because of their effects on visual development in cases with astigmatism,amblyopia,exposure keratopathy,severe cosmetic defect,infection/necrosis. Intralesional triamcinolone should be used as first-line therapy,especially when cost is important concern in rural areas