Presentation
Right cheek swelling, increasing in size since birth.
Patient Data
Age: 2 months
Gender: Female
From the case:
Facial venous hemangioma
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Well circumscribed isointense T1, hyperintense T2 and STIR lobulated facial soft tissue mass is noted in the right cheek subcutaneous tissue, anterior to the masseter muscle, measuring 2.0 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm (CC x Transverse x AP), containing some signal void structures and showing vivid post-contrast enhancement.
Case Discussion
This case demonstrates typical features of facial venous hemangioma in infant, which was confirmed on biopsy.
Case supervised by Dr Ali Chaaban FRCR.