Table 2:

Patient characteristics

PatientM/F/AgeaAVM LocalizationPrevious TreatmentsSymptomsSchöbinger Stage
1F/17Cheek, submandibular area1, 2, 4Regrowth, pulsating massII
2F/20Nose ala, nasion, periorbital1, 4bRegrowth, pulsating massII
3F/23Auricle1, 3, 4, 5Regrowth, pulsating mass, painIII
4M/30Mid- and lower face, lower lip1, 2, 3, 4Regrowth, pulsating mass, ulcerationIII
5M/12Upper lip1Regrowth, massII
6F/42TongueNoGrowing pulsating mass, pain, bleedingIII
7F/33Auricle, scalp1, 3, 4bRegrowth, pulsating mass, tissue destructionIII
8M/30Midface, upper lip1, 4Regrowth, pain, epistaxis, ulcerationIII
9F/15Lower lip2, 4Regrowth, pulsating massII
10F/46Occipital scalpNoGrowing pulsating mass, painIII
11F/17Occipital scalpNoGrowing pulsating massII
12M/47Midface, skull base, periorbital1, 2, 3, 4bRecurrent severe epistaxisIII
13M/19Maxilla, intraossealNoGrowing pulsating massII
14M/38Tongue, floor of the mouth, chin, lipsNoGrowing pulsating massII
15F/13Tongue, floor of the mouth, chin, lower lip1Regrowth, pulsating massII
16M/6Upper lipNoGrowing massII
17F/6Upper lipNoGrowing massII
18F/25Midface, upper lip1, 2, 4Regrowth, bleedingIII
19F/25Midface, upper lip, periorbital1, 4Regrowth, bleedingIII
  • Note:—Previous treatments: 1 = local resection; 2 = resection with radical aim; 3 = proximal artery ligation; 4 = PVA embolization; 5 = ethanol sclerotherapy.

  • a Age at the beginning of current sclerotherapies.

  • b ICA supply after surgery.