Vascular anomalies: Classification and management

Narsinh, Kazim; Gautam, Ayushi; Baker, Amanda; Cooke, Daniel L; Dowd, Christopher F.

doi:10.1016/b978-0-444-64034-5.00003-1

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“…Tumors are characterized by hyperplasia that generally conditions an accelerated growth of said structure, unlike vascular malformations, whose cells are in quiescence, implying a lack of structure growth and to a lesser extent a gradual increase in size. Specifically, vascular malformations never involute; they are believed to be derived from alterations in the angiogenesis process during the embryonic stage, as well as from alterations in the development of the vessels during the extrauterine life [ 2 , 3 , 4 ]. They are generally derived from germline or somatic genetic alterations [ 5 ].…”

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Atlas of Nervous System Vascular Malformations: A Systematic Review

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Marín-Márquez²,

Hernández-Contreras³

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Vascular malformations are frequent in the head and neck region, affecting the nervous system. The wide range of therapeutic approaches demand the correct anatomical, morphological, and functional characterization of these lesions supported by imaging. Using a systematic search protocol in PubMed, Google Scholar, Ebsco, Redalyc, and SciELO, the authors extracted clinical studies, review articles, book chapters, and case reports that provided information about vascular cerebral malformations, in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. A total of 385,614 articles were grouped; using the inclusion and exclusion criteria, three of the authors independently selected 51 articles about five vascular cerebral malformations: venous malformation, brain capillary telangiectasia, brain cavernous angiomas, arteriovenous malformation, and leptomeningeal angiomatosis as part of Sturge–Weber syndrome. We described the next topics—“definition”, “etiology”, “pathophysiology”, and “treatment”—with a focus on the relationship with the imaging approach. We concluded that the correct anatomical, morphological, and functional characterization of cerebral vascular malformations by means of various imaging studies is highly relevant in determining the therapeutic approach, and that new lines of therapeutic approaches continue to depend on the imaging evaluation of these lesions.

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