Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Hemangiomas are common benign vascular tumors in infancy, but their occurrence in the abdominal wall is rare. We report a 6-month-old female infant with a left-sided palpable abdominal wall mass. Ultrasound revealed a well-defined, vascularized soft tissue mass, but its precise location was unclear. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography showed a 4.3 × 4 × 4 cm heterogeneous mass with peripheral arterial enhancement and centripetal filling, raising suspicion for a vascular malformation or hemangioma. Magnetic resonance imaging confirmed a hypervascular mass in the lateral-posterior abdominal wall. Due to the lesion's high vascularity, percutaneous biopsy was considered high-risk, and complete surgical excision was performed. Histopathology confirmed a benign hemangioma with organized hematoma and dystrophic calcification. The patient had an uneventful recovery, with no recurrence observed at 40-day and 6-month follow-ups. This case highlights the importance of considering hemangiomas in the differential diagnosis of abdominal wall masses in infants.
Source: Journal of Surgical Case Reports
DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjaf238
Institution: Hebron University
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,000
OpenAlex ID: W4409661629