Multiple haemangiomas, diaphragmatic eventration and Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome: an unusual association

A 6-month-old girl with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, multiple haemangiomas (axillary, laryngeal, pulmonary and hepatic) and diaphragmatic eventration was reported. All tumours responded to treatment with propranolol. The surgical correction of diaphragmatic eventration was crucial to a better outcom...

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Published in:BMJ Case Reports 2013, Vol.2013
Main Authors: Francisco, Telma, Gonçalves, Rui Miguel, Borges, Cristina, Neto, Maria Teresa
Format: Report
Language:English
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Summary:A 6-month-old girl with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, multiple haemangiomas (axillary, laryngeal, pulmonary and hepatic) and diaphragmatic eventration was reported. All tumours responded to treatment with propranolol. The surgical correction of diaphragmatic eventration was crucial to a better outcome.
ISSN:1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr-2013-010077