A Large Parotid Hemangioma Managed Successfully with Propranolol

Fandresena Arilala Sendrasoa, Tsiory Iarintsoa Razafimaharo, Samson Leophonte Ramily, Lala Soavina Ramarozatovo, Fahafahantsoa Rapelanoro Rabenja Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Antananarivo, Antananarivo, 101, MadagascarCorrespondence: Fandresena Arilala SendrasoaDepartment of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Antananarivo, Antananarivo, 101, Madagascar, Email nasendrefa@yahoo.frAbstract: The treatment of parotid hemangiomas has posed a challenge. A male infant presented with large hemangioma of the right parotid gland diagnosed at the age of 3 months. Starting at the age of 4 months, he was treated with oral propranolol for 10 months, which led to a marked reduction in tumor size and strawberry hemangioma. Our case shows that propranolol is effective and safe in treating large parotid infantile hemangioma.Keywords: large parotid hemangioma, propranolol, infantile