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Long-term outcomes

Source: Childhood Vascular Tumors Treatment (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version, National Cancer Institute.

Source updated: April 17, 2025 · Captured 2026-09-09.

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Context: Intermediate Tumors (Locally Aggressive) / Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma and Tufted Angioma / Treatment of kaposiform hemangioendothelioma and tufted angioma / Treatment of complicated kaposiform hemangioendothelioma and tufted angioma

Even with therapy, these lesions do not fully regress and can recur. Worsened symptomatology (pain, inflammation) can occur with age, especially around the time of puberty.[41]

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Long-term effects include chronic pain, lymphedema, heart failure, and orthopedic issues.[40,41] These lesions prove to be a difficult dilemma for the practitioner because they have a varied clinical spectrum and response to therapy.

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