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Neuroaxial Infantile Hemangiomas: Imaging Manifestations and Association with Hemangioma Syndromes

T. Feygin, A.E. Goldman-Yassen, D.J. Licht, J.E. Schmitt, A. Mian, A. Vossough, L. Castelo-Soccio, J.R. Treat, A. Bhatia and A.N. Pollock
American Journal of Neuroradiology August 2021, 42 (8) 1520-1527; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7204
T. Feygin
aDivision of Neuroradiology (T.F., A.V., A.N.P.), Department of Radiology, The C hildren's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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A.E. Goldman-Yassen
cDepartment of Radiology (A.E.G.-Y.), Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia
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D.J. Licht
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J.E. Schmitt
dDivision of Neuroradiology (J.E.S.), Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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A. Mian
eDivision of Neuroradiology (A.M.), Department of Radiology, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, St. Louis, Missouri
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    Segmental IH. A, A 3-month-old girl with PHACE syndrome. Clinical photograph shows a bilateral segmental IH in an S1 distribution predominantly and with minimal S2 involvement. B, Diagram of the Haggstrom classification, used for clinical assessment of superficial IH distribution. It divides the face on the 4 following segments: S1 = frontotemporal, S2 = maxillary, S3 = mandibular, S4 = frontonasal.

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    Intracranial infantile hemangioma. A and B, A 1.5-month-old girl with segmental IH of the right face and PHACE syndrome. A, Axial T2-weighted image shows an extra-axial T2-hyperintense mass in the right cerebellopontine angle cistern (small arrow) and a similar lesion in the enlarged right MC (arrowhead). A long arrow points to an asymmetrically small right cerebellar hemisphere, which is an additional common manifestation of PHACE syndrome. Both lesions reveal diffuse enhancement on postcontrast imaging and markedly increased perfusion on arterial spin-labeling imaging (B). C, A 3-month-old girl with right orbital segmental IH and PHACE syndrome. Axial postcontrast T1-weighted image with fat suppression shows linear enhancement in the right IAC (large arrow) and linear enhancement of the cochlear basal turn (arrowhead). D, A 2-month-old girl with segmental IH of the right face and PHACE syndrome. Coronal postcontrast T1-weighted image with fat suppression shows a dural base extra-axial enhancing mass in the right frontal lobe undersurface (arrowhead). Additional IHs are demonstrated in the right face (large arrow) and the right skull base and inferior orbit (small arrow).

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    Intracranial infantile hemangioma. A and B, A 2-month-old girl, born with a very large segmental IH of the forehead. A, Clinical photograph shows an IH in the S4 segment (according to the Haggstrom classification). B, Axial postcontrast T1-weighted image with fat suppression of the same patient shows a lobulated enhancing interhemispheric mass (arrow). A superficial forehead IH is indicated by arrowheads. C, A different 2-month-old girl with right facial IH and PHACE syndrome. Coronal postcontrast T1-weighted image with fat suppression shows focal leptomeningeal enhancement along the right tentorium (arrowhead). D, A 1.5-month-old boy with left facial IH. Axial postcontrast T1-weighted image with fat suppression shows enhancing hemangiomas in the left cerebellopontine angle cistern (white arrow) and in the enlarged left MC (small white arrowhead) and enhancing vascular tissue along the lateral orbital wall (black arrow), which seems to communicate between the intra- and extracranial components.

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    Paraspinal IH. A 2-month-old girl with face and neck segmental IH. Coronal (A) and axial (B) postcontrast T1-weighted images with fat suppression show extensive bilateral enhancing paraspinal masses along the thoracic spine (arrows), with extension into the spinal canal and focal cord compression (arrowhead).

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    A, Asymmetrical enlargement of Meckel's cave in patients with PHACE syndrome, an illustration showing a relationship between skull base hemangioma and adjacent nerves and vascular structures. Modified from a previously published image.33 B, Posterior fossa abnormality in patients with PHACE syndrome. A 6-week-old girl with a left facial IH. An axial T2-weighted image shows an enlarged retrocerebellar CSF space (black arrow), an asymmetrically small left cerebellar hemisphere (white arrow), and a small posterior vitreous coloboma in the left globe (arrowhead), which is another infrequent feature of PHACE syndrome. C, Arteriopathy of PHACE syndrome. A 6-month-old girl with a right-face IH and PHACE syndrome. Coronal TOF-MRA reconstructed image shows the diffusely small caliber of intracranial right ICA (arrow). Fig 5A courtesy of Malhotra, A., Tu, L., Kalra, V.B. et al. Neuroimaging of Meckel's cave in normal and disease conditions. Insights Imaging 9, 499–510 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13244-018-0604-7.

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    Characteristics of subjects with IH as part of a hemangioma syndrome compared with isolated IH

    Hemangioma Syndrome (n = 42)Isolated Superficial IH (n = 53)P Value
    Age (median) (IQR) (mo)2 (3–2)2 (3-2).53
    Female sex (%) (n)74% (31)86% (46).12
    Side/location of cutaneous IH (%) (n).78
        Right face only45% (19)40% (21)
        Left face only33% (14)41% (22)
        Bilateral face14% (6)15% (8)
        Other7% (3)4% (2)
    Facial segment (%) (n)
        S165% (27)30% (16).002
        S250% (21)66% (35).14
        S343% (18)28% (15).19
        S421% (9)4% (2).010
        Multiple facial segments57% (24)34% (18).037
        All facial segments14% (6)0% (0).006
    Intracranial IH (%) (n)45% (19)0% (0)<.001
    Paraspinal IH (%) (n)12% (5)0% (0).015
    MC enlargement (%) (n)67% (28)0% (0)<.001
    Posterior fossa abnormality (%) (n)48% (20)0% (0)<.001
    Cardiovascular abnormalities (%) ((n)95% (40)0% (0)<.001
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    Locations of neuroaxial IH and agreement between 3 readers

    Neuroaxial IH Location (n = 95)Reader 1Reader 2Reader 3κP ValueConsensus
    IAC1515151.00<.00115
    Cochlea3430.85<.0013
    Cerebellopontine angle5551.00<.0015
    MC2221.00<.0012
    Cavernous sinus2221.00<.0012
    Pterygopalatine fossa1111.00<.0011
    Vidian canal1111.00<.0011
    Leptomeningeal101080.89<.00110
    Dural base4441.00<.0014
    Intra-/paraspinal5551.00<.0015
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