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Cutaneous Arteriovenous Malformation/Hemangioma

MedGen UID:
1779412
•Concept ID:
C5444799
•
Congenital Abnormality
Synonyms: Acral Arteriovenous Tumor; Cirsoid Aneurysm; Cutaneous Arteriovenous Malformation; Cutaneous AVM/H

Definition

A benign vascular lesion characterized by the presence of a complex network of communicating arterial and venous vascular structures in the skin. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCutaneous Arteriovenous Malformation/Hemangioma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Contemporary management of vascular malformations.
Colletti G, Valassina D, Bertossi D, Melchiorre F, Vercellio G, Brusati R
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2014 Mar;72(3):510-28. Epub 2013 Oct 16 doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2013.08.008. PMID: 24139296
Laser treatment of benign cutaneous vascular lesions.
Alster T, Tan OT
Am Fam Physician 1991 Aug;44(2):547-54. PMID: 1858611
Orthopaedic treatment of hemangiomatous hypertrophy of the lower extremity.
Letts RM
J Bone Joint Surg Am 1977 Sep;59(6):777-83. PMID: 198409

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome.
John PR
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 2019 Dec;22(4):100634. Epub 2019 Sep 23 doi: 10.1016/j.tvir.2019.100634. PMID: 31864529
Contemporary management of vascular malformations.
Colletti G, Valassina D, Bertossi D, Melchiorre F, Vercellio G, Brusati R
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2014 Mar;72(3):510-28. Epub 2013 Oct 16 doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2013.08.008. PMID: 24139296
Vascular malformations. Part II: associated syndromes.
Garzon MC, Huang JT, Enjolras O, Frieden IJ
J Am Acad Dermatol 2007 Apr;56(4):541-64. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.05.066. PMID: 17367610
Treating vascular lesions.
Astner S, Anderson RR
Dermatol Ther 2005 May-Jun;18(3):267-81. doi: 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2005.05025.x. PMID: 16229727
Strokes in children.
Shillito J Jr
Clin Neurosurg 1976;23:185-219. doi: 10.1093/neurosurgery/23.cn_suppl_1.185. PMID: 989745

Diagnosis

Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome.
John PR
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 2019 Dec;22(4):100634. Epub 2019 Sep 23 doi: 10.1016/j.tvir.2019.100634. PMID: 31864529
Cutaneous vascular lesions.
Elluru RG
Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am 2013 Feb;21(1):111-26. doi: 10.1016/j.fsc.2012.11.001. PMID: 23369594
Treating vascular lesions.
Astner S, Anderson RR
Dermatol Ther 2005 May-Jun;18(3):267-81. doi: 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2005.05025.x. PMID: 16229727
Cutaneous vascular lesions.
Spring MA, Bentz ML
Clin Plast Surg 2005 Apr;32(2):171-86. doi: 10.1016/j.cps.2004.11.004. PMID: 15814115
Cutaneous vascular anomalies.
Mulliken JB
Semin Vasc Surg 1993 Dec;6(4):204-18. PMID: 8305975

Therapy

Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome.
John PR
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 2019 Dec;22(4):100634. Epub 2019 Sep 23 doi: 10.1016/j.tvir.2019.100634. PMID: 31864529
Contemporary management of vascular malformations.
Colletti G, Valassina D, Bertossi D, Melchiorre F, Vercellio G, Brusati R
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2014 Mar;72(3):510-28. Epub 2013 Oct 16 doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2013.08.008. PMID: 24139296
The horizon for treating cutaneous vascular lesions.
Patel AM, Chou EL, Findeiss L, Kelly KM
Semin Cutan Med Surg 2012 Jun;31(2):98-104. doi: 10.1016/j.sder.2012.02.001. PMID: 22640429Free PMC Article
PHACES syndrome: otolaryngic considerations in recognition and management.
Rudnick EF, Chen EY, Manning SC, Perkins JA
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2009 Feb;73(2):281-8. Epub 2008 Dec 9 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2008.10.018. PMID: 19081148
Pediatric cervicofacial tissue expansion.
Hurvitz KA, Rosen H, Meara JG
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2005 Nov;69(11):1509-13. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2005.04.006. PMID: 15908016

Prognosis

Vascular malformations. Part II: associated syndromes.
Garzon MC, Huang JT, Enjolras O, Frieden IJ
J Am Acad Dermatol 2007 Apr;56(4):541-64. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.05.066. PMID: 17367610
Vascular malformations: Part I.
Garzon MC, Huang JT, Enjolras O, Frieden IJ
J Am Acad Dermatol 2007 Mar;56(3):353-70; quiz 371-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.05.069. PMID: 17317485
COBB syndrome treated by staged intravascular embolisation and surgery.
Sayuthi S, Moret J, Pany A, Sobri A, Shafie M, Abdullah J
Med J Malaysia 2006 Jun;61(2):239-41. PMID: 16898321
Treating vascular lesions.
Astner S, Anderson RR
Dermatol Ther 2005 May-Jun;18(3):267-81. doi: 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2005.05025.x. PMID: 16229727
Cutaneous vascular lesions.
Spring MA, Bentz ML
Clin Plast Surg 2005 Apr;32(2):171-86. doi: 10.1016/j.cps.2004.11.004. PMID: 15814115

Clinical prediction guides

Expression of smoothelin and smooth muscle actin in the skin.
Aneiros-Fernández J, Husein-ElAhmed H, Arias-Santiago S, Campos A, Carriel V, Sánchez-Montesinos I, Garcia del Moral R, Sánchez G, O'Valle F, Aneiros J
Histol Histopathol 2011 Jun;26(6):673-8. doi: 10.14670/HH-26.673. PMID: 21472682
The potential of capillary birthmarks as a significant marker for capillary malformation-arteriovenous malformation syndrome in children who had nontraumatic cerebral hemorrhage.
Chee D, Phillips R, Maixner W, Southwell BR, Hutson JM
J Pediatr Surg 2010 Dec;45(12):2419-22. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2010.08.043. PMID: 21129558
Cutaneous vascular lesions.
Spring MA, Bentz ML
Clin Plast Surg 2005 Apr;32(2):171-86. doi: 10.1016/j.cps.2004.11.004. PMID: 15814115
A locus for cerebral cavernous malformations maps to chromosome 7q in two families.
Marchuk DA, Gallione CJ, Morrison LA, Clericuzio CL, Hart BL, Kosofsky BE, Louis DN, Gusella JF, Davis LE, Prenger VL
Genomics 1995 Jul 20;28(2):311-4. doi: 10.1006/geno.1995.1147. PMID: 8530042
The Doppler as an aid in predicting the behavior of congenital cutaneous hemangioma.
Bingham HG, Lichti EL
Plast Reconstr Surg 1971 Jun;47(6):580-3. doi: 10.1097/00006534-197106000-00012. PMID: 5088652

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