Intralesional injection of triamcinolone acetonide for cavernous hemangiomas: A case report.

RATIONALE: Cavernous hemangiomas referred to as venous malformations (VMs), are not true vascular tumors. The treatment of cavernous hemangiomas is controversial.

PATIENT CONCERNS: A five-year-old girl with a cavernous hemangioma on her right buttock had undergone surgery but recurred 1 month after the operation.

DIAGNOSES: Cavernous hemangioma was diagnosed on the basis of physical examination, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and postoperative pathologic examination.

INTERVENTIONS: We treated her with intralesional injection of triamcinolone acetonide (TCA) for 8 times.

OUTCOMES: She was cured and had no recurrence during the 3-month follow-up.

LESSONS: This prompts that TCA may provide a more effective and safer choice for the treatment of cavernous hemangiomas.