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Ashley McKnight(ORO-MEDONTE, Ontario) When Chloe McKnight was born 15 months ago, she had what looked like a slight scratch on her forehead, according to her mom, Ashley McKnight. As Chloe grew, the mark grew too, becoming more prominent and beginning to resemble a red stain on her forehead, according to McKnight, from Oro-Medonte, Ontario. At less than 2 months old, Chloe was diagnosed with a hemangioma, a noncancerous tumor made up of extra blood vessels, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. Hemangiomas, sometimes known as baby birthmarks, are the most common benign tumors in infants, occurring in around 5% of all births in the United States, according to the AAP. While most hemangiomas go away on their own, Chloe's kept growing, according to McKnight. "It didn't look like it was reserving at all and it just gradually got larger and larger," she said. "At first it was just really flat and red, and then it started to grow in height." McKnigh