BACKGROUND: Surgical treatment of @entity7492 may interfere with @entity1 appearance. The use of an algorithm is essential to select candidates. The objective of this study was to evaluate outcomes of surgical treatment based on @entity5 characteristics. METHODS: Seventy-four @entity1 were treated surgically between 1997 and 2010. Demographics, @entity5 characteristics, surgical approach, and outcomes were evaluated. RESULTS: The female-to-male ratio was 5.7:1. Mean age and follow-up were 24 years and 33 months, respectively. Surgery was elective in 83.8 percent and emergent in 16.2 percent of @entity1 . Most frequent locations were lips, nose, eyelids, and cheeks. Surgery was performed during the proliferative phase in 43 @entity1 (58.1 percent), and growth-related deformity was the main indication. No significant association between sex and the presence of complications or treatment indication was observed. @entity1 who underwent emergency procedures were younger (p = 0.0031) and had a higher incidence of evolutional complications (p = 0.012). Also, they were more frequently operated on during the proliferative phase (p = 0.011). Favorable outcome of surgical treatment was observed in both simple and complex cases for facial contour, @entity353 , and need for reoperation. The best candidates for elective surgery were @entity1 with localized eyelid, nasal, or @entity3384 , presenting growth-related deformities during the proliferative phase. For @entity1 undergoing emergency procedures, the best candidates were nonresponders to pharmacologic therapy with segmental periorbital @entity2695 , treated by partial resection. CONCLUSIONS: A profile of @entity1 and their specific surgical approach was established. Satisfactory results could be achieved following the proposed algorithm. CLINICAL QUESTION/LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Therapeutic, IV.

Surgical Treatment of XXXX : An Analysis Based on Tumor Characteristics and Outcomes.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients', 'patient'] @entity353 :: ('MESH:D015431', 'Disease') :: ['volume reduction'] @entity2695 :: ('MESH:D006391', 'Disease') :: ['hemangiomas'] @entity7492 :: ('MESH:C535860', 'Disease') :: ['infantile hemangiomas'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['tumor'] @entity3384 :: ('MESH:D002971', 'Disease') :: ['lip hemangiomas']
@entity7492 :: (MESH:C535860,Disease) :: ['Facial Infantile Hemangiomas']
