Involution of a Large Parotid Hemangioma with Oral Propranolol: An Illustrative Report and Review of the Literature

• Main Authors: Elpis Mantadakis (Author), Emmanouela Tsouvala (Author), Savas Deftereos (Author), Vassilios Danielides (Author), Athanassios Chatzimichael (Author)
• פורמט: ספר
• יצא לאור: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Propranolol has emerged as a new treatment option for infantile hemangiomas. We describe a 20-month-old boy with a large right parotid hemangioma diagnosed at the age of 37 days. Starting at the age of 2.5 months, he received oral propranolol for 6.5 months. Although the mass regressed, it recurred...