“Recognizing segmental infantile hemangioma (IH) patterns is important for risk stratification and provides clues to pathogenesis,” Alyson A. Endicott, MD, of the department of dermatology at ...

There can be multiple hemangiomas, sometimes in segmental or localized patterns. SHs occur in 10% to 12% of white non-Hispanic infants, 1.4% of black infants and 0.8% of Asian infants.

Hemangiomas can be classified as localized or focal, segmental or multifocal. Segmental hemangiomas are large at more than 5 cm and cover a specific area of the skin, such as the face or chest.

Among the segmental IH with AU cases, 69% presented with a thin superficial component and 69% were larger than 10 cm 2 in size (P < .001 for both associations).

We reviewed two cases of sclerosing hemangioma of the lung presented as an endobronchial polyp identified between 1980 and 2001 in the files of Croix Rousse hospital. Cases without endobronchial ...

These 25 patients represented 20% of infants with segmental facial hemangiomas. 5 In another multicenter prospective study of 108 infants who had large facial hemangiomas, 33 (33%) had PHACE ...

Most are located on the face or scalp. In the newborn period, segmental hemangiomas may have a unique "telangiectatic" appearance or may appear as faintly erythematous patches. [3] ...