Objective To study the surgical method to reduce bleeding in treating hemangioma at non-limb sites. Methods From November 1998 to November 2003,49 cases of non-limb hemangioma were treated, aged 3 months to 63 years, including 21 males and 28 females. There were 14 cases of capillary hemangioma, 25 cases of cavernous hemangioma, 7 cases of arterial racemose angioma and 3 cases of mixture hemangioma. According to the position and type of hemangioma, the various methods of blocking blood vessels were adopted to assist resect tumors. Afterthe pulsatile artery was felt in arterial racemose angioma of neck and face by palpation, we sutured and knotted it with 7-0 silk string to block the bleeding.We found out the common iliac artery or external iliac artery or femoral arteryand blocked them temporarily to resect arterial racemose angioma in inguen and thigh. We sutured and knotted vessel with 7-0 silk string to block the bleedingin capillary hemangioma and cavernous hemangioma of neck and face and truncus. Results Intraoperative bleeding obviously decreased and the tumor size reducedto various extent. Of the 49 cases, 47 cases achieved complete success, 2 casesbled within two days after operation. A postoperative follow-up of 6 months to4 years showed that the appearance and function were satisfactory. Conclusion The preoperative method of blocking blood vessels obviously can reduce intraoperative bleeding and decrease operative difficulty, which makes it possible to eradicate hemangioma and lower recurrence rate.
OBJECTIVE: To discuss clinical application of the color Doppler ultrasonography in diagnosis and treatment of cavernous hemangioma in deep subcutaneous tissue. METHODS: From 1996, 15 cases of cavernous hemangioma were diagnosed and located with color Doppler ultrasonography and were embolized under monitoring of the ultrasonography or resected by operation before re-examination of the hemangioma via the color Doppler ultrasonography after the intervention. RESULTS: Direct embolization was achieved in 10 cases after pinpoint location of the hemangioma by the ultrasonography, and guided embolization was performed successfully in 2 cases via the monitoring of ultrasonography, and operation had to be adopted to remove the focus. No reoccurrence of the hemangioma was observed in all the cases. CONCLUSION: Cavernous hemangioma in deep subcutaneous tissue could be easily diagnosed and located with color Doppler ultrasonography, and could be removed by embolization under monitoring of the ultrasonography successfully.
Objective To investigate the treatment methods and the cl inical therapeutic effects of symptomatic cervical vertebral hemangioma associated with cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Methods A retrospective analysis was performed in 18 patients (10 males and 8 females, aged 30-62 years with an average age of 45.3 years) with cervical vertebral hemangioma associated with cervical spondylotic myelopathy between January 2006 and September 2008. The disease duration was 10-26 months (mean, 15.6 months). All patients had single vertebral hemangioma, including 2 cases at C3, 3 cases at C4, 5 cases at C5, 5 cases at C6, and 3 cases at C7. The X-ray films showed a typical “pal isade” change. According to the cl inical and imaging features, there were 13 cases of type II and 5 cases of type IV of cervical hemangioma. The standard anterior cervical decompression and fusion with internal fixation were performed and then percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) was used. The cervical X-ray films were taken to observe bone cement distribution and the internal fixation after operation. The recovery of neurological function and the neck pain rel ief were measured by Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) score and visual analogue scale (VAS) score. Results All operations were successful with no spinal cord and nerves injury, and the incisions healed well. Anterior bone cement leakage occurred in 2 cases without any symptoms. All cases were followed up 24-28 months (mean, 26 months) and the symptoms were improved at different degrees without fracture and collapse of vertebra or recurrence of hemangioma. During the follow-up, there was no implant loosening, breakage and displacement, and the mean fusion time was 4 months (range, 3-4.5 months). The JOA score and VAS score had a significant recovery at 3 months and at last follow-up when compared with preoperative values (P lt; 0.05). Based on JOA score at last follow-up, the results were excellent in 9 cases, good in 6 cases, fair in 2 cases, and poor in 1 case. Conclusion The anterior cervical decompression and fusion with internalfixation combined with PVP treatment is one of the ideal ways to treat symptomatic cervical vertebral hemangioma associated with cervical spondylotic myelopathy, which could completely decompress the spinal cord and effectively alleviate the cl inical symptoms caused by vertebral hemangioma.
Objective
To investigate the value of indocyanine green angiography(ICGA) in evaluating circumscribed choroidal hemangiomas.
Methods
Color photography,funds fluorescein angiography(FFA) and (ICGA) were performed in 10 caese (10 eyes) of circumscribed choroidal hemangiomas.
Results
Among 10 affected eyes examined in this series,the tumors were better defined in this series,the FFA in 8 of them.ICGA showed the tumors were composed of irregular choroidal vasculature in earlyphase (1-5 seconds) of ICGA and quot;washed outquot; phenomenon in late phase of ICGA in all of 10 affected eyes.An adjacent disturbances of choroidal circulation in a sector downstream from the tumors in 9 eyes.
Conclusion
ICGA is useful in diagnosis and differential diagnosis of circumscribed choroidal hemanfiomas and helpful in the laser photocagulation treatment of the tumor.
(Chin J Ocul Fundus Dis,1998,14:81-83)
