Rare case of cavernous Hemangioma of abdominal wall

Hemangioma may occur anywhere in the body though it is more common in the skin and subcutaneous tissues. It consists of multiple dilated venous channels. It is a spongy swelling and is usually present since birth. It does not show any tendency to involution. On the contrary it may become larger and more troublesome as the time goes on. The Subcutaneous cavernous Hemangioma are very rare benign tumors making up less than 1% of all haemangiomas (Goldberg et al., 2004). A case of eleven years old boy presented with swelling in the infraumbilical region of five years duration with pain for the past one month. On examination a non compressible, tender, warm swelling with out any cough impulse in the subcutaneous region. On Doppler study of a swelling showed thrombosed infra umbilical hemangioma. Then the patient underwent excision biopsy with uneventful post operative day. The histopathological report came as cavernous Hemangioma which is the rarest entity. The post operative period was uneventful and discharged on fourth post operative period. It is being presented for its rarity.