Hemanjiomlarda Cerrahi Tedavi

Objective: Hemangiomas are the most common benign tumors in neonatal childhood. The treatment modality varies with respect to the presentation, extent of the lesion, progression and their complications. In this article, we present seven patients of hemangiomas whom were treated surgically in our clinic. Material and Methods: The study included 7 patients (3 females, 4 males and mean age 24.57 years) who were operated for hemangioma in our clinic between 2004-2007. In this retrospective study, preoperative complaints, clinical and radiological findings, surgical appro- aches, complications and outcome of treatment of our patients were evaluated. Results: Complete excision of the hemangioma was accomplished without arterial and venous injury in all cases. The mean follow-up period was 36 (24-60) months. There were no mortality and significant postope- rative complications in this study. Conclusion: Hemangiomas are benign neoplastic proliferations of vascular endothelial cells characterized by spontaneous involution and usually they are asymp- tomatic. However, there is a little subunit of hemangiomas that endanger the patient"s life either because of anatomical localization, tumor"s size, destroy tissue or aggressive growth. If the heman- giomas do not disappears completely or if it disappear but leave scarring or permanent skin, surgi- cal treatment methods may be recommended later in life.