ISSN:
1432-1076
Keywords:
Key words Juvenile haemangioma
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Hepatic haemangioma
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Testicular haemangioma
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Interferon alfa
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract We report a 2-month-old Japanese boy presenting with large multiple haemangiomas invading his liver. He was treated with daily subcutaneous injection of interferon alfa (IFN-α)-2a with progressive reduction of the hepatic haemangioma. He developed a scrotal mass 2 months after discontinuation of IFN, and this mass eventually required surgical management. Resected tumour was a juvenile haemangioma. The escape of this haemangioma from IFN therapy may be correlated to the quite low level of injected IFN in testis. Conclusion IFN therapy may not be curative for testicular haemangioma although it is effective in shrinking haemangiomas of the liver and skin.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s004310050712
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