Histopathology of vascular anomalies. Facial Plast Surg 2012 Dec;28(6):545-53
Date
11/29/2012Pubmed ID
23188681DOI
10.1055/s-0032-1329929Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84870056927 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 24 CitationsAbstract
Vascular anomalies may be appropriately classified into two broad categories, vascular tumors and vascular malformations, which are distinguished by the presence of cellular proliferation in contrast to aberrations in morphogenesis, respectively. This system of classification is based upon histological features that may in large part be differentiating, but nevertheless, may show morphological overlap. Advances in immunophenotyping allow for more precise diagnoses as well as further delineation of cell origins. In the discussion, we present the clinical, histological, and, when applicable, the immunophenotypic presentation of vascular anomalies commonly seen in infancy and early childhood.
Author List
Aboutalebi A, Jessup CJ, North PE, Mihm MC JrAuthor
Paula E. North MD, PhD Professor in the Pathology department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Arteriovenous MalformationsHemangioendothelioma
Hemangioma
Humans
Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome
Lymphatic Abnormalities
Sarcoma, Kaposi
Skin Neoplasms
Terminology as Topic
Vascular Malformations
