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- Title
Angioblastoma Showing Aggravation After Treatment with Long-pulsed Nd:YAG Laser (1064 nm).
- Authors
Jung-Im Na; Kwang-Hyun Cho; Young-Gull Kim; Kyoung-Chan Park
- Abstract
Angioblastoma usually develops in infancy or early childhood on the neck or upper trunk. It is known to be slowly progressive and benign in nature, but treatment guidelines have not yet been established. Spontaneous regression has been occasionally documented, and treatment with pulsed dye laser, excision, high-dose steroids, and interferon alpha have been successful in individual patients. Our patient experienced partial response to interferon alpha injection, and for further treatment, long-pulsed Nd:YAG laser (1064 nm) treatment was performed. However, unexpectedly, the tumor was rapidly aggravated. We report this occurrence to increase awareness of trauma-induced aggravation phenomena in angioblastoma.
- Subjects
ANGIOMAS; HEMANGIOMAS; ND-YAG lasers; INTERFERONS; TUMORS; ERYTHEMA
- Publication
Pediatric Dermatology, 2007, Vol 24, Issue 4, p397
- ISSN
0736-8046
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1525-1470.2007.00495.x