Abstract
Hemangiomas are the most common tumor of infantile period and usually involved sites are head and neck (%50), followed by trunk and extremities. Hemangioma is rarely described in genitals. We report a 17-months-old patient with a hemangioma of the preputium penis. The tumor was completely removed surgically and histological examination revealed an infantile hemangioma.
Highlights
Infantile hemangiomas are benign proliferations of endothelial tissue and represent the most common tumors arising in the neonatal period
We report a 17-months-old patient with a hemangioma of the preputium penis
Hemangioma is the most common benign vascular tumor that originates from proliferation of immature capillary vessels
Summary
Infantile hemangiomas are benign proliferations of endothelial tissue and represent the most common tumors arising in the neonatal period. They represent localized or regional areas of abnormal vascular development and proliferation [1]. A 17-months-old boy was admitted to our department with a circumcision demand. On physical examination there was a 0.5x0.5x0.5cm ovoid, soft and purple hemangioma on the left of the foreskin which was first noted at the age of one month and a gradual enlargement of the tumor was detected by his family (Fig. 1). Routine laboratory examinations were normal and no other abnormalities present. Histological examination showed an infantile hemangioma (Fig. 2).
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