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Clinical and imaging features of tufted angioma in children

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  • Bingxuan Jiao

  • Dan Song

  • Liang Wang

  • June 18, 2026

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    Tufted angioma (TA) is a rare vascular tumor primarily affecting infants, with a mean age of 2.2 years in the studied cohort.

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    Clinical symptoms of TA include cutaneous lesions, erythematous skin changes, and tenderness, with lesions often located on the trunk and extremities.

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    Ultrasonography reveals hypoechoic masses with increased echogenicity of underlying soft tissue, while CT shows skin thickening and flocculent shadows.

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    All TAs demonstrated homogeneous hyperintensity on fat-saturated T2-weighted MRI images, indicating significant enhancement without diffusion restriction.

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    Early diagnosis and intervention for TA are crucial, especially in cases associated with the Kasabach–Merritt phenomenon, which can lead to severe complications.

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