DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2023.v11i03.015

Pages: 306-309

Hemangiomas are the most common benign vascular tumors in the pediatric age group. They originate from embryonic remnants of unipotent angioblastic cells. Although hemangiomas may occur anywhere within the abdomen, including the solid organs, hollow viscera, ligaments, and abdominal wall, the liver is the most common site. Cavernous hemangiomas of the sigmoid colon are uncommon vascular malformations usually found in young adults with a long history of episodic and painless rectal bleeding. Imaging plays an essential role in diagnosis and post-therapeutic follow- up. The diagnosis of certainty remains histological and the treatment is essentially surgical. We report a case of cavernous hemangioma of the sigmoid diagnosed in a 5-year-old boy admitted to our hospital for investigation of repeated episodes of rectal bleeding. The diagnosis was confirmed after a histological examination.