Vascular formations on the skin – This is an extremely urgent problem of modern dermatology. The wide distribution of these formations among the population and the wide variety of their clinical forms and manifestations often cause difficulties in the recognition, diagnosis and differential diagnosis of vascular neoplasms from other skin neoplasms.
Among the vascular formations, the most common hemangiomas of the skin – benign tumors that develop from blood vessels. What are the characteristics of skin hemangiomas? Find out the tactics of behavior when detecting skin hemangiomas on estet-portal.com.
What are the causes of skin hemangiomas
In most cases, skin hemangiomas are characterized by rapid growth and, unlike other benign formations, hemangiomas do not have a capsule, and therefore, as they grow, they can damage surrounding tissues and organs.
In some cases, when located in an organ, hemangiomas can cause internal bleeding (for example, hemangioma of the liver).
Being on the arms and legs, skin hemangiomas disrupt the functions of the limb, and on the face – are considered as a cosmetic defect that can cause psychological disorders.
Small skin hemangiomas appear spontaneously, mainly in middle-aged and elderly people. The cause of most angiomas is unknown. An angioma may be a symptom of another disease, such as cirrhosis of the liver. Clinical manifestations of skin hemangiomas, read more on estet-portal.com. The sudden appearance of multiple angiomas may be a sign of internal malignancy (paraneoplastic process).
Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of hemangioma skin
Simple skin hemangioma is usually red or blue-purple in color, is located on the surface of the skin, has clear boundaries, affects the skin and a few millimeters of the subcutaneous fat layer, and tends to grow peripherally. Rarely there are hemangiomas with uneven or slightly protruding edges above the skin. One of the symptoms of a hemangioma is its transient blanching after pressing on it.
As a rule, the diagnosis of skin hemangioma is usually not difficult, a clinical examination, anamnesis is enough (important: when the appearance of the formation was first noticed; its increase in size, growth since the onset; signs of regression.) and monitoring over time for education.
Additional methods for the study of skin hemangioma:
- ultrasound;
- computer thermography ;
- angiography;
- rheovasography;
- Magnetic resonance imaging.
What are the features of skin hemangioma in newborns
In 98% of skin hemangiomas are visible immediately after the birth of a child. Perhaps the appearance of hemangiomas and during the first month of life, and their increase and growth can last up to six months of age of the child. After six months, the growth process of skin hemangioma gradually slows down, and it becomes difficult to notice its growth with the naked eye.
As a rule, during the first few years of a baby's life, hemangiomas that appear during difficult childbirth disappear completely. But there is another outcome – the development of skin hemangioma begins to progress, it grows deep into the skin and adjacent tissues.
The development of such hemangiomas near vital organs is very dangerous, the neoplasm can disrupt the functioning of the organ or cause serious complications (bleeding).
To avoid complications in particularly difficult cases, experts advise surgical treatment of skin hemangiomas. But today, more and more often, minimally invasive methods are used, which are more gentle and atraumatic, or combine surgical treatment with therapeutic approaches. In any case, treatment methods for hemangioma skin are considered individually for each patient.
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