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Patellar Capillary Hemangioma in a Child âÃâ¬Ãâ Is Patellectomy Necessary?
Jorge Z1, Gellman YN3*, Victoria D2, Vladimir G1, Pansky A1, Simanovsky N1 and Lamdan R11Department of Orthopedics Surgery, Hebrew University Hadassah Medical Centers, Jerusalem, Israel
2Department of Pathology, Hebrew University Hadassah Medical Centers, Jerusalem, Israel
3Department of Orthopedics Surgery, Hebrew University Hadassah Medical Centers, Jerusalem, Israel
- *Corresponding Author:
- Dr. Gellman YN
Department of Orthopedics Surgery
Hebrew University Hadassah Medical Centers
POB 12000, Jerusalem, Israel
Tel:+9722221564
E-mail: ygellman@gmail.com
Received date: August 21, 2017; Accepted date: August 28, 2017; Published date: September 02, 2017
Citation: Jorge Z, Gellman YN, Victoria D, Vladimir G, Pansky A, et al. (2017) Patellar Capillary Hemangioma in a Child – Is Patellectomy Necessary? J Orthop Oncol 3:121. doi: 10.4172/2472-016X.1000121
Copyright: © 2017 Dr. Gellman YN, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Patellar capillary hemangioma is a very rare tumor with only a few reported cases in the medical literature. Previously, this tumor was treated by means of partial patellectomy. We treated a skeletally immature 13 years old boy with a painful capillary hemangioma by curettage, bone grafting and internal stabilization. Clinical and radiographic healing was noted with full recovery and return to normal activity. In two years follow-up the patient was pain-free, regained full motion, and participated in daily and physical demanding activities. No radiographic recurrence was noted, Curettage, bone grafting and internal stabilization may provide adequate solution and enable return to normal, pain free activity, obviating the need for patellectomy in cases of a patellar hemangioma.
