Verrucous hemangioma is a variety of capillary, cavernous or mixed hemangioma that can develop into acanthosis, hyperkeratosis, and papillomatosis. Most verrucous hemangiomas appear on the lower extremities, and are present at birth or appear
during
infancy.
It is important, from a prognostic and therapeutic point of view, to make a correct diagnosis between verrucous hemangioma and angiokeratoma circumscriptum. The former needs a large and deep excision, while the latter responds to the common means
of
physical therapy.
We observed two patients who showed typical clinical and histopathological findings of verrucous hemangioma. Treatment was by wide sugical excision and skin graft. The two patients responded positively to this tratment. (Kor J Dermatol
1993;31(6):
1009-1014)
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