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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2025

The Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Management of Infantile Hemangiomas-A Comprehensive Review.

Arnes Rešić, Zoran Barčot, Dubravko Habek, Zenon Pogorelić, Marko Bašković

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  4. Imaging characteristics of parotid gland juvenile capillary hemangioma: A Retrospective analysis of 35 pathologically confirmed cases.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Arnes RešićDepartment of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Zagreb, Ulica Vjekoslava Klaića 16, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Zoran BarčotDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital Zagreb, Ulica Vjekoslava Klaića 16, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Dubravko HabekSchool of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Šalata 3, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0002-7675-7064
Zenon PogorelićDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital of Split, Spinčićeva ulica 1, 21000 Split, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0002-1517-720X
Marko BaškovićDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital Zagreb, Ulica Vjekoslava Klaića 16, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0003-4218-6184

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Infantile hemangioma (IH) is the most common pediatric benign vascular tumor. Its pathogenesis is still poorly understood, and it usually appears during the first few weeks of life and follows a characteristic natural course of proliferation and involution. Most IHs are small, benign, resolve spontaneously, and do not require active treatment but only active observation. A minority of IHs are potentially problematic because they can cause life-threatening complications, permanent disfigurement, and functional impairment. Diagnosis is usually clinical, and propranolol is currently the mainstay of treatment. Other therapeutic modalities may be used alone or in combination, depending on the characteristics of the specific IH. New treatment options are being explored every day, and some are showing promising results. It is undeniable that therapeutic modalities for IHs must be selected based on the child's age, the size and location of the lesion, the presence of complications, the implementation conditions, and the possible outcomes of the treatment. The future of IH management will certainly be reflected in improved advanced imaging modalities, research into the genetic and molecular basis, the development of new pharmacological agents or techniques, and the development of standardized protocols, all to optimize outcomes with minimal side effects.

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childreninfantinfantile hemangiomalaser therapypropranololsurgerytimololvascular tumorβ-blockers

Identifiers

PMID39860430
PMCPMC11765582

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