Pediatric Vascular Tumors and Malformations.

Sirolimus: A Rapid Treatment for Coagulopathy Because of Vascular Malformations

Use of Oral Sirolimus in Paediatric Patients with Serious Vascular Anomalies: Case Report

Background Pediatric vascular anomalies comprise a heterogeneous group of clinical disorders of varying severity. These anomalies are divided into vascular tumors or vascular malformations. Different therapeutic strategies have been used depending on the pathology in question. In recent years, mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors have been explored as a therapeutic option in patients...

Diagnosis and treatment of pediatric vascular anomalies BY PATRICIA BURROWS, MD, AND DAWN SIEGEL, MD

Vascular anomalies are a diverse group of related conditions that include vascular tumors (hemangiomas) and vascular malformations (capillary malformations, venous malformations, lymphatic malformations and arteriovenous malformations). In the past decade or so, research has revealed the genetic or molecular basis for some of these lesions. We now know that a number of hereditary vascular malfo...

Evaluation and Treatment of Musculoskeletal Vascular Anomalies in Children: An Update and Summary for Orthopaedic Surgeons

The majority of vascular anomalies can be categorized as either hemangiomas or vascular malformations. Hemangiomas are the most common benign soft tissue tumors of childhood, occurring in 4%–10% of children [16]. Vascular malformations represent a separate group of congenital vascular anomalies. Both hemangiomas and vascular malformations are often located deep to the deep fascia in the trunk a...

Extracranial vascular malformations (hemangiomas and vascular malformations) in children and adolescents – diagnosis, clinic, and therapy

The field of extracranial vascular anomalies is considered as special focus of pediatric otolaryngology and it has shown a rapid development during the last years. The reason for this interest is finally also due to the global acceptance of the classification introduced by the ISSVA (International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies). Hemangiomas are the most frequently observed vascula...