Laser Thermotherapy of Vascular Tumors in Children under Ultrasound Control

The results of treatment of vascular tumors (subcutaneous and combined hemangiomas, kaposiform hemangioendothelioma) using interstitial thermotherapy with laser radiation of 0.97 and 1.56 μm are presented. The great value of ultrasonic mon-itoring of tumor coagulation is shown. It allowed us to reduce the number of repeated sessions of laser interstitial thermotherapy and to accelerate the recovery of children.