Dermatology · UKMLA & AKT
Haemangioma
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- Most common benign tumour of infancy; incidence ~10% by one year of age
- Female predominance (3:1); more common in premature/low-birthweight infants and multiple pregnancies
- Natural history: proliferative phase (peaks ~9-12 months) → plateau → spontaneous involution over years
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