1. Histopathology of vascular anomalies.
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Aboutalebi A, Jessup CJ, North PE, and Mihm MC Jr
- Subjects
- Arteriovenous Malformations pathology, Hemangioendothelioma pathology, Hemangioma classification, Humans, Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome pathology, Lymphatic Abnormalities classification, Sarcoma, Kaposi pathology, Skin Neoplasms pathology, Terminology as Topic, Vascular Malformations classification, Hemangioma congenital, Hemangioma pathology, Lymphatic Abnormalities pathology, Vascular Malformations pathology
- Abstract
Vascular anomalies may be appropriately classified into two broad categories, vascular tumors and vascular malformations, which are distinguished by the presence of cellular proliferation in contrast to aberrations in morphogenesis, respectively. This system of classification is based upon histological features that may in large part be differentiating, but nevertheless, may show morphological overlap. Advances in immunophenotyping allow for more precise diagnoses as well as further delineation of cell origins. In the discussion, we present the clinical, histological, and, when applicable, the immunophenotypic presentation of vascular anomalies commonly seen in infancy and early childhood., (Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.)
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- 2012
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