Subglottic Hemangioma: understanding the association with facial segmental hemangioma in a beard distribution

A subglottic hemangioma (SGH) is a benign tumor of infancy that can cause severe obstruction of the airway. Infantile hemangiomas, in general, are the most common head and neck tumor in children, affecting 4 –5% of the pediatric population. This retrospective cohort study characterizes subglottic infantile hemangiomas at a single vascular anomaly center over a 5-year period (2013 – 2017) during the era of propranolol treatment.

Source: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology - July 12, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Andrew A. McCormick, Tony Tarchichi, Christopher Azbell, Lorelei Grunwaldt, Noel Jabbour Source Type: research