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Case Report

A Rapidly Enlarging Cutaneous Hemangioma in Pregnancy

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Rotunda Hospital, Dublin 1, Ireland
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Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin 7, Ireland
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Clin. Pract. 2014, 4(2), 644; https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2014.644
Submission received: 3 May 2014 / Revised: 3 May 2014 / Accepted: 8 July 2014 / Published: 8 October 2014

Abstract

This is a case of a rapidly enlarging cutaneous pedunculated tumor on a patient’s thumb during her pregnancy. This was excised and identified as a hemangioma. A literature search identified a possible hormonal factor in causing an accelerated growth of this tumor.
Keywords: hemangioma; estrogen; pregnancy hemangioma; estrogen; pregnancy

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Ma’ayeh, M.; Purandare, N.; Harrison, M.; Geary, M.P. A Rapidly Enlarging Cutaneous Hemangioma in Pregnancy. Clin. Pract. 2014, 4, 644. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2014.644

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Ma’ayeh M, Purandare N, Harrison M, Geary MP. A Rapidly Enlarging Cutaneous Hemangioma in Pregnancy. Clinics and Practice. 2014; 4(2):644. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2014.644

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Ma’ayeh, Marwan, Nikhil Purandare, Michelle Harrison, and Michael P. Geary. 2014. "A Rapidly Enlarging Cutaneous Hemangioma in Pregnancy" Clinics and Practice 4, no. 2: 644. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2014.644

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