Is there a minimally invasive way of removing hemangioma?
Patient: Hello Doctor,My husband has been diagnosed with hemangioma in vastus medalis. Symptoms: Pain in thigh. Pain increases in the evening esp if he has a had an active day.The MRI report is as follows.“Small Patchy irregular hyperintense area in lower third of right thigh medially involving the vastus medialis muscle with minimal extension into adjacent intramuscular planes and extending close to the lower third of femur with no periosteal reaction.Features are s/o soft tissue (muscular) hemangioma in the lower third of right thigh involving the vastus medialis muscle.”Doctors have suggested a surgical excision of the hemangioma along with the some part of the surrounding muscle.My question: Is there a minimally invasive way of removing/treating it?Regards,Worried wife Doctor: Hi.Sure there is.With the advent of the new techniques it is possible to embolize the feeding vessel/s and this should be sufficient to cure the problem.but all this will depend upon the angiography reports.Look for interventional Radiologist or Cardiothoracic surgeon.This is but possible, go ahead for this therapy .