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Periocular Vascular Tumors: Infantile Hemangioma

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Evidence-Based Management of Head and Neck Vascular Anomalies

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Periocular infantile hemangiomas are typically diagnosed clinically, though additional testing may occasionally be required. Differential diagnosis includes rhabdomyosarcoma, neuroblastoma, lymphatic malformation, cellulitis, and orbital cysts (Fig. 14.1).

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  1. Division of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA

    Erin Herlihy MD

  2. Hemangioma and Malformation Treatment Center, Charleston, SC, USA

    Marcelo Hochman MD

  3. The Facial Surgery Center, Charleston, SC, USA

    Marcelo Hochman MD

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  1. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA

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  2. Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

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Herlihy, E., Hochman, M. (2018). Periocular Vascular Tumors: Infantile Hemangioma. In: Perkins, J., Balakrishnan, K. (eds) Evidence-Based Management of Head and Neck Vascular Anomalies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92306-2_14

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