Angioma of the chest wall: A report of 2 cases.
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SUBMITTER: Tarantino CC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3558229 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Mar
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Angioma of the chest wall: A report of 2 cases.
Tarantino C C CC Vercelli A A Canepari E E
Journal of ultrasound 20110203 1
Hemangiomas are benign congenital tumors of endothelial origin that are typically seen in childhood and that undergo spontaneous involution with time. They are usually found on the face or less commonly on the trunk. Very few cases of chest-wall angiomas have been reported. This report describes chest-wall angiomas in two children (a 7-year-old boy and a 1-year-old girl) with emphasis on their sonographic features. ...[more]
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