Characteristics and Therapeutic Approaches to Infantile Hemangioma: A Single Center Experience

Introduction: Infantile hemangiomas are the most common benign vascular tumors in childhood. Materials and Methods: We report our experience with 170 patients with IHs. Results: The median age was 6 months and the male/female ratio was 58:112. 81% of the IHs were single site and the most common site was the head and neck region. Median follow-up was 6 months (1-11 months). 98 of our patients were treated with oral propranolol and 43 of them showed visible improvement (>30% reduction). Complications such as bleeding and/or ulceration were seen in 9 of the patients, oral propranolol was successful in complicated IHs. Conclusion: Most IHs resolve spontaneously, but complications may occur. Propranolol alone is an effective treatment option for both IH and complications.