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Unusual Location of a Capillary Hemangioma: Inguinal Location

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A 3-month-old girl presented to the Department of Pediatric Surgery because of a strangled inguinal hernia. The exploration using an inguinal approach showed a blue-reddish, moderately firm, circumscribed subcutaneous mass. Pathologic examination of the resected tissue confirmed the diagnosis of capillary hemangioma. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first reported case of a capillary hemangioma occurring in this location. They provide a review of the current literature on capillary hemangiomas, concluding that despite the rarity of these lesions, they should be considered in the differential diagnosis of lesions in the inguinal location.

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  1. Department of Paediatric Surgery, Hedi Chaker Hospital, 3029, Sfax, Tunisia

    Hajer Kammoun, Mohamed Jallouli & Riadh Mhiri

  2. Laboratoire d’Anatomie et de Cytologie Pathologiques, CHU Habib Bourguiba de, Sfax, Tunisia

    Nouerez Gouiaa & Taheya Sellami Boudauara

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Kammoun, H., Jallouli, M., Gouiaa, N. et al. Unusual Location of a Capillary Hemangioma: Inguinal Location. Aesth Plast Surg 31, 593–595 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-007-0043-1

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