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1. Tell us Mulliken’s classification system of hemangiomas. (PRS 1982; 69:412)
2. What lesions require early intervention?
3. Does systemic steroid therapy work for hemangiomas?
Do intralesional steroids work?
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4. Does radiologic embolization work for hemangiomas?
Do you use it alone? Combined with surgery?
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5. What peroperative studies do you get before
ou plan a surgical ablation procedure for hemangiomas?
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6. Does laser therapy work for hemangiomas?
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7. Tell us about Sturge-Weber and Kasabach –Merritt
syndromes.
8. Tell us about Klippel-Trenaunay and Maffucci
syndromes.
9. What are the clinical stages in the life
of a hemangioma?
10. How do you treat telangiectasias of the
face or legs?
11. Does interferon help hemangiomas?
What about RT?
12. How should a true AVM be managed?
Should you ligate the feeding vessel?
13. If you had a port wine stain, what treatment,
if any, would you undergo?
14. Explain the following: Von Hippel-Lindau,
Bannayan syndrome, Riley-Smith, Blue Rubber Bleb, Osler-Weber-Rendu, Beckwith-Wiedemann,
Fabry.