This issue of Current Problems in Surgery is devoted to the topic of" Vascular Anomalies," a
clinical malady that is seen by almost all surgical specialists, but particularly by those who …

Capillary malformation (CM), or "port-wine stain," is a common cutaneous vascular anomaly
that initially appears as a red macular stain that darkens over years. CM also occurs in …

: Of all vascular anomalies, venous malformations are the most common, and they have a
propensity for the head and neck. The authors retrospectively analyzed 40 patients with …

PURPOSE: To determine the ultrasonographic (US) features that distinguish soft-tissue
hemangioma from vascular malformation and one type of malformation from another. …

: Children with a large vascular tumor and associated Kasabach-Merritt coagulopathy respond
inconsistently to therapy and have a high mortality rate. For this reason, we undertook a …

Capillary malformation‐arteriovenous malformation (CM‐AVM) is a newly recognized
autosomal dominant disorder, caused by mutations in the RASA1 gene in six families. Here we …

PURPOSE: Hepatic hemangiomas, though histologically benign, may be associated with
significant morbidity and mortality in afflicted infants. The literature presents much confusion …

Low flow vascular malformations, especially venous and macrocystic lymphatic malformations,
are effectively treated by percutaneous intralesional injection of sclerosant drugs, such as …

We define the histopathologic findings and review the clinical and radiologic characteristics
of rapidly involuting congenital hemangioma (RICH). The features of RICH are compared to …

The authors studied a rare, congenital, cutaneous vascular anomaly that grows proportionately
with the child and does not regress. A total of 53 patients were compiled from three …