Vascular Anomaly: An Updated Review
10.15264/cpho.2019.26.1.6
- Author:
Meerim PARK
1
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Center for Pediatric Cancer, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea. meerim@ncc.re.kr
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Vascular anomalies;
Heterogeneity;
Diagnosis;
Therapeutic option
- MeSH:
Arteriovenous Malformations;
Blood Vessels;
Cooperative Behavior;
Diagnosis;
Hemangioma;
Population Characteristics;
Prospective Studies;
Specialization
- From:Clinical Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
2019;26(1):6-11
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Vascular anomalies comprise a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by abnormal growth or development of blood vessels. Diagnosis of vascular anomalies is often challenging due to the large variety of conditions, which exhibit phenotypic heterogeneity and a wide range of symptomology and severity. Accurate diagnosis is crucial for appropriate evaluation and management, often requiring multidisciplinary specialists. Recent interdisciplinary collaboration has led to collaborative studies and their outcomes are being prospectively evaluated. While there is still a role for surgical intervention in various vascular anomalies, discoveries of pharmacologic agents effective in treating vascular anomalies have broadened our medical therapeutic options. This paper focuses on vascular anomaly issues often seen by the pediatricians and reviews the clinical pearls on infantile hemangiomas, lymphatic malformations, venous malformations, and arteriovenous malformations.
