Hemangiomas are benign formations resulting from a violation of the development of blood vessels in the embryonic period. Most of them appear in the first year of a child's life. There are also congenital hemangiomas. Tumors can disappear spontaneously, or they can progress, which requires mandatory medical intervention.
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Step 1
Treatment options for the disease are extremely varied. They depend on the size, shape, location of the tumor, the intensity of its growth, as well as on the somatic state and age of the child. One of the methods is sclerotherapy. As a rule, it is carried out with small neoplasms and is an effect on the walls of the hemangioma of various drugs: trichloroacetic acid with a 2% solution of lidocaine in a 5: 1 ratio, alcohol, prednisolone or calcium chloride. At the end of the procedure, scars form on the skin. The tumor disappears over time.
Step 2
Often, hormone therapy is used to treat facial hemangiomas and rapidly growing formations. The drugs are selected by the doctor individually for each baby.
Step 3
To eliminate cavernous tumors, a 70% alcohol solution is often used. It can be entered in two ways. In the first case, the hemangioma is isolated from nearby tissues using a Yaroshenko clamp and the blood is sucked out of it with a syringe. The same amount of alcohol is poured into the affected area. Then it is aspirated from the cavity, and a tight bandage is applied to the site.
Step 4
The second method involves flushing the tumor. First, it is isolated with a tongue holder, a Yaroshenko clamp or stitched with silk along Krogius. After that, 10-15 perforations are made in the center and alcohol is introduced into it. The latter, together with the blood, flows out through the punctures. Then it is treated with isotonic sodium chloride solution and bandaged tightly.
Step 5
Surgical intervention is considered a radical method of complete or partial removal of hemangiomas. It can complete sclerotherapy, but more often it is an independent method. The operation is performed under general anesthesia, in the shortest possible time and only by an experienced surgeon.
Step 6
In young children with large fast-growing neoplasms, if it is impossible to carry out the operation at the moment, the method of X-ray therapy is used. Usually, with a correctly selected radiation regime (dosage and number of sessions), tumor growth is noticeably inhibited, and its size is stabilized. After 6-8 months, it can be removed surgically.
Step 7
For the treatment of capillary hemangiomas, especially the so-called "port wine stains", a method of selective photothermolysis is used. It represents their laser vaporization. This procedure is non-invasive and painless, but it requires expensive equipment and multi-session treatment.
Step 8
Methods of microwave hyperthermia and microwave cryogenic therapy are often used to remove hemangiomas. During such events, the area of vascular neoplasm is affected by ultra-high-frequency electromagnetic fields in different modes. In the first case, the tumor is warmed up by them to a temperature of 43-45 ° C, in the second - after its irradiation, cryodestruction is performed.
