Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome
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Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome, abbreviated BRBNS, is characterized by gastrointestinal and cutaneous hemangiomas.[1]
General
- It is one of the painful skin lesions.
Gross
- Skin.[1]
- Gastrointestinal tract.[2]
- Small bowel - most common.[1]
Images
Small bowel in BRBNS. (WC)
Microscopic
- See cavernous hemangioma.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Atten, MJ.; Ahmed, S.; Attar, BM.; Richter, H.; Mehta, B. (Nov 2000). "Massive pelvic hemangioma in a patient with blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome.". South Med J 93 (11): 1122-5. PMID 11095569.
- ↑ Ng, EK.; Cheung, FK.; Chiu, PW. (Jan 2009). "Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome: treatment of multiple gastrointestinal hemangiomas with argon plasma coagulator.". Dig Endosc 21 (1): 40-2. doi:10.1111/j.1443-1661.2008.00817.x. PMID 19691801.