Classification of Vascular Anomalies
Vascular Anomalies Include Vascular Tumors & Vascular Malformations.
Vascular Anomalies are comprised of tumors and malformations. These lesions result from abnormally developed blood vessels. The abnormalities may occur in the arteries, veins, capillaries or lymphatic vessels. The classification of vascular anomalies is complex. A listing of some of the different types of anomalies is below.
- Benign vascular tumors- Infantile Hemangioma (IH), Congenital Hemangioma (CH), Tufted Angioma, Spindle Cell Angioma, Epithelioid Hemangioma, Pyogenic Granuloma, other
- Locally aggressive or borderine vascular tumors- Kaposiform hemangiomaendothelioma (KHE), retiform hemangioendothelioma, Papilary intralymphatic angioendothelioma (PILA), Kaposi Sarcoma, others
- Malignant vascular tumors- Angiosarcoma, Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma, others
Vascular Malformations – Include simple and combined vascular malformations. Some are named of major vessels and others are associated with other anomalies.
- Simple Vascular Malformations:
- Capillary Malformations
- Venous Malformations
- Arteriovenous Malformations
- Lymphatic Malformations
- Arteriovenous Fistula
- Combined Vascular Malformations:
- Capillary-Venous Malformation
- Capillary Lymphatic Malformation
- Capillary Arteriovenous Malformation
- Lymphatic Venous Malformation
- Capillary Lymphatic Venous Malformation
- More
- Named for Major Vessels
- Affect the lymphatic vessels
- Affect the veins
- Affect the arteries
- Anomalies of origin, course, number, length, diameter, valves, communication (AVF), persistence (of embryonal vessel)
- Associated with other Anomalies
- Klippel Trenaunay Syndrome
- Parkes Weber Syndrome
- Servelle Martorell Syndrome
- Sturge Weber Syndrome
- Maffucci Syndrome
- Cloves Syndrome
- Proteus Syndrome
- Bannayan Riley Ruvalcaba sd
- more
- Unclassified Anomalies
Classification of Vascular Anomalies was first published by Dr. John Mulliken in 1981, it has recently been revised at the 2014 meeting of ISSVA in Melbourne Australia. The information above is from this newly revised classification. |
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rev. 9/2/2020