Table 1.

Types and subtypes of infantile haemangioma classification based on morphology, affected surface area and growth phase, and their descriptive features

Morphology	Features	Affected surface area	Features	Growth phase	Features
Superficial	A bulging out reddish discoloration of the skin	Focal	Solitary tumour	Proliferating	An increase in size is observed at consecutive visits
Deep	A soft tissue tumour, with a slight bluish discoloration of the skin	Segmental	Few segments fused and extending across an anatomical region	Plateau	Size stabilization/intensity of growth decrease observed at consecutive visits
Compound	Traits of both superficial and deep IH	Multifocal	Two or more separate focal haemangiomas in the same anatomical region	Involuting	Size or discoloration decrease observed at consecutive visits
		Undetermined	Does not match any other of the group descriptions