Introduction: Hemangiomas are the most common tumors in infancy and are also the most common tumors of the head and neck in infancy. The incidence of Hemangiomas in the first 3 days of life is 1.1% to 2.6% and increases to 8.7% to 12.7% between the ages of 1 month and 1 year of life. We used Bleomycin sclerosent in the treatment of Hemangiomas and effect of intralesional Bleomycin sclerotherapy in Hemangiomas was studied.

Methods: For Intralesional Bleomycin Sclerotherapy, the lesion was confirmed by Doppler guided ultrasonography so as to know exact location, size of the lesion. The suitable pucture pathway was also to be determined through multiple scanning. A puncture needle was pricked into lesions under ultrasound guidance. After multiple scanning and the aspiration of the blood confirmed its intralesional position, the injection of bleomycin A5 prepared with 5 ml of lignocaine 2%, filled in the externally connected syringe, was carried out through the inspection of ultrasonography. A multi-point injection was used so as to uniformly distribute bleomycin A5 in the lesion area.

Results: 50 patients with peripheral hemangiomas were studied. Nearly all the patients of Hemangiomas who underwent sclerotherapy responded to treatment and response of therapy was assessed clinically and on basis of USG color Doppler according to the Weidong Shou standards into cured, basically cured, improved and ineffective. The result was, 42 patients with Hemangiomas were cured (84%), 6 patients basically cured (12%), 2 patients improved (4%) and none inefective.

Conclusion: 50 patients with Hemangiomas underwent sclerotherapy by intralesional Bleomycin with a cured response in 84%.

Keywords: Bleomycin, Hemangioms, Sclerotherapy, Doppler USG.

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Dr Satyendra Kumar Tiwary, MS, FICS, FMAS, FCLS

Associate Professor at Department of General Surgery, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, UP, India