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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 1988; 21(01): 044-046
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1772800
Review Article

Mast Cells in Surface Hemangiomas

Joseph Thomas
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Cherian M. Koshy
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K. Ramakrishnan Nair
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Summary

Thirty five patients of surface hemangioma within the age group one month to sixty-five years were studied for the presence of mast cells in them by using special stains. It was found that lesions with an increase in the number of mast cells showed a tendency for spontaneous involution.



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