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Capillary haemangioma of the greater omentum in a 5-month-old female infant: a case report

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Capillary haemangiomas are frequent benign tumours in infancy. The authors report a case of capillary haemangioma of the greater omentum, discovered in a child of 5 months of age and studied with US, CT and MRI. The localization of such a lesion in the greater omentum is exceptional. Abdominal US revealed a heterogeneous, multinodular intraperitoneal mass. Doppler study demonstrated hypervascularity of the lesion. CT localized the mass to the greater omentum. The mass was hypodense on the unenhanced scan and enhanced massively after injection. The infant suffered a reaction to contrast medium during the CT. MRI demonstrated a mass which was hypointense on T1-weighted images and hyperintense on T2-weighted images. Laparotomy confirmed the location of the mass within the greater omentum and allowed resection of the tumour.

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  1. Service de Radiologie A, Hôpital Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France, , , , , , FR

    J.-F. Chateil, C. Saragne-Feuga, M. Brun & F. Diard

  2. Service de Pédiatrie A, Hôpital Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France, , , , , , FR

    Y. Pérel

  3. Service de Radiologie, Institut Curie, Paris, France, , , , , , FR

    S. Neuenschwander

  4. Service de Chirurgie Pédiatrique, Hôpital Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France, , , , , , FR

    P. Vergnes

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  1. J.-F. Chateil
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Received: 3 May 1999/Accepted: 13 March 2000

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Chateil, JF., Saragne-Feuga, C., Pérel, Y. et al. Capillary haemangioma of the greater omentum in a 5-month-old female infant: a case report. Pediatric Radiology 30, 837–839 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002470000352

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