Lymphatics and blood vessels. 2011

Larry E Millikan
Department of Dermatology, Tulane University School of Medicine, Meridian, MS 39301, USA. millikan@tulane.edu

The traditional nomenclature of vascular lesions has been enlarged and modified with the usage of newer diagnostic techniques. Digital technology has enhanced the precision of older analog tools such as Doppler flow studies. Angiograms have also more precisely delineated flow patterns to allow planned surgical intervention as an important therapeutic option. With the newer classification, it now is possible to plan and anticipate the course of lesions and medically intervene in tumors that potentially will enlarge and impinge on essential structures. Now, the routine workup will clarify if there is internal involvement (eg, liver, etc) and detect proliferative potential mandating medical or surgical intervention. Watchful waiting, the traditional approach is now changing with the newer delineation of syndromes such as PHACE (posterior fossa, hemangioma, arterial lesions, cardiac abnormalities/aortic coarctation, eye abnormalities), which mandate the fullest evaluation and, in many instances, the collaboration of multispecialty groups to treat those lesions as the data and group consensus determines.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009383 Neoplasms, Vascular Tissue Neoplasms composed of vascular tissue. This concept does not refer to neoplasms located in blood vessels. Blood Vessel Tumors,Vascular Tissue Neoplasms,Blood Vessel Tumor,Neoplasm, Vascular Tissue,Tumor, Blood Vessel,Tumors, Blood Vessel,Vascular Tissue Neoplasm
D006391 Hemangioma A vascular anomaly due to proliferation of BLOOD VESSELS that forms a tumor-like mass. The common types involve CAPILLARIES and VEINS. It can occur anywhere in the body but is most frequently noticed in the SKIN and SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE. (from Stedman, 27th ed, 2000) Angioma,Chorioangioma,Hemangioma, Histiocytoid,Hemangioma, Intramuscular,Chorangioma,Chorangiomas,Chorioangiomas,Hemangiomas,Hemangiomas, Histiocytoid,Hemangiomas, Intramuscular,Histiocytoid Hemangioma,Histiocytoid Hemangiomas,Intramuscular Hemangioma,Intramuscular Hemangiomas
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012878 Skin Neoplasms Tumors or cancer of the SKIN. Cancer of Skin,Skin Cancer,Cancer of the Skin,Neoplasms, Skin,Cancer, Skin,Cancers, Skin,Neoplasm, Skin,Skin Cancers,Skin Neoplasm
D054079 Vascular Malformations A spectrum of congenital, inherited, or acquired abnormalities in BLOOD VESSELS that can adversely affect the normal blood flow in ARTERIES or VEINS. Most are congenital defects such as abnormal communications between blood vessels (fistula), shunting of arterial blood directly into veins bypassing the CAPILLARIES (arteriovenous malformations), formation of large dilated blood blood-filled vessels (cavernous angioma), and swollen capillaries (capillary telangiectases). In rare cases, vascular malformations can result from trauma or diseases. Malformation, Vascular,Malformations, Vascular,Vascular Malformation

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