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Congenital Vascular Tumors

2017; Elsevier BV; Volume: 51; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.otc.2017.09.008

1557-8259

Jeremy A. Goss, Arin K. Greene,

Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment

Vascular tumors are benign neoplasms, which result from proliferating endothelial cells. These lesions present during infancy or childhood, may affect any location, and exhibit postnatal growth. Local complications include bleeding, tissue destruction, and pain whereas systemic sequelae include thrombocytopenia, congestive heart failure, and death. Vascular tumors should be differentiated from vascular malformations, which present at birth, have a quiescent endothelium, and grow in proportion to the child. Together, vascular tumors and malformations comprise the field of vascular anomalies.