Abstract
Hemangiomas and vascular malformations represent the most common vascular anomalies of childhood. Anomalies occur in 10 % of the children.
They frequently involve head, neck and oral cavity. Traditional therapeutic management has been based on the assumption that hemangiomas will involute spontaneously by age of 7.
During the past years there have been prominent advancements in the management and classification of anomalies. A significant minority of vascular anomalies do require a treatment since they possibly might to threat the patient's life.
There are many treatments modalities. It is very important and also difficult to make a decision of when, how and why to intervene.
We must always weigh the risks and benefits which each chosen therapy brings. Treatment options are different depending on the age of the patient, size and location of the tumor.
Therapy is often combined. The aim of the case report is to commemorate the importance of a surgical therapy for hemangiomas.
This case report demonstrates a 12 days old patient where we indicated an early surgical intervention considering the size and extent of the anomaly.