Hemangiomas

A hemangioma is a benign (non cancerous) tumor of the cells that line blood vessels. They typically appear in the first weeks of a child's life and can grow quickly. This is called the proliferative phase. Then they enter a phase of shrinking. This is called the involuting phase. Typically, the hemangioma grows very quickly but shrinks slowly. Hemangiomas typically reach their final size by five months of age, but it can take longer.

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