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Skin Vascular Neoplasm

MedGen UID:
306135
•Concept ID:
C1456853
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Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Blood Vessel Tumor of Skin; Blood Vessel Tumor of the Skin; Cutaneous Vascular Neoplasm; Cutaneous vascular tumor; Cutaneous Vascular Tumor; Skin Vascular Tumor; Vascular neoplasm of skin; Vascular Neoplasm of Skin; Vascular Neoplasm of the Skin; Vascular Skin Neoplasm; Vascular Skin Tumor; Vascular tumor of skin; Vascular Tumor of Skin; Vascular Tumor of the Skin
SNOMED CT: Vascular neoplasm of skin (400132000); Vascular tumor of skin (400132000); Cutaneous vascular tumor (400132000)

Definition

A benign, intermediate, or malignant vascular neoplasm that arises from the skin. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Infantile hemangioma. Part 2: Management.
Sebaratnam DF, Rodríguez Bandera AL, Wong LF, Wargon O
J Am Acad Dermatol 2021 Dec;85(6):1395-1404. Epub 2021 Aug 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.08.020. PMID: 34419523
The Diagnosis and Management of Neurofibromatosis Type 1.
Ly KI, Blakeley JO
Med Clin North Am 2019 Nov;103(6):1035-1054. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2019.07.004. PMID: 31582003
Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Infantile Hemangiomas.
Krowchuk DP, Frieden IJ, Mancini AJ, Darrow DH, Blei F, Greene AK, Annam A, Baker CN, Frommelt PC, Hodak A, Pate BM, Pelletier JL, Sandrock D, Weinberg ST, Whelan MA; SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE MANAGEMENT OF INFANTILE HEMANGIOMAS
Pediatrics 2019 Jan;143(1) doi: 10.1542/peds.2018-3475. PMID: 30584062

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Radiation-induced angiosarcoma of the breast: A review.
Bonito FJP, de Almeida Cerejeira D, Dahlstedt-Ferreira C, Oliveira Coelho H, Rosas R
Breast J 2020 Mar;26(3):458-463. Epub 2019 Aug 25 doi: 10.1111/tbj.13504. PMID: 31448482
Cutaneous angiosarcoma: a current update.
Shustef E, Kazlouskaya V, Prieto VG, Ivan D, Aung PP
J Clin Pathol 2017 Nov;70(11):917-925. Epub 2017 Sep 15 doi: 10.1136/jclinpath-2017-204601. PMID: 28916596
Overgrowth syndromes with vascular malformations.
Hagen SL, Hook KP
Semin Cutan Med Surg 2016 Sep;35(3):161-9. doi: 10.12788/j.sder.2016.049. PMID: 27607325
Eccrine angiomatous hamartoma.
Calderone DC, Glass LF, Seleznick M, Fenske NA
J Dermatol Surg Oncol 1994 Dec;20(12):837-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.1994.tb03716.x. PMID: 7798419
Cutaneous angiosarcoma.
Girard C, Johnson WC, Graham JH
Cancer 1970 Oct;26(4):868-83. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(197010)26:4<868::aid-cncr2820260421>3.0.co;2-l. PMID: 5528267

Diagnosis

Vascular Lesions.
Urban MJ, Williams EF 3rd
Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am 2024 Feb;32(1):13-25. Epub 2023 Oct 21 doi: 10.1016/j.fsc.2023.09.003. PMID: 37981409
Radiation-induced angiosarcoma of the breast: A review.
Bonito FJP, de Almeida Cerejeira D, Dahlstedt-Ferreira C, Oliveira Coelho H, Rosas R
Breast J 2020 Mar;26(3):458-463. Epub 2019 Aug 25 doi: 10.1111/tbj.13504. PMID: 31448482
Histopathology of Spindle Cell Vascular Tumors.
Marušić Z, Billings SD
Surg Pathol Clin 2017 Jun;10(2):345-366. Epub 2017 Mar 31 doi: 10.1016/j.path.2017.01.006. PMID: 28477885
Cutaneous vascular anomalies.
Mulliken JB
Semin Vasc Surg 1993 Dec;6(4):204-18. PMID: 8305975
Nevus anemicus.
Mountcastle EA, Diestelmeier MR, Lupton GP
J Am Acad Dermatol 1986 Apr;14(4):628-32. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(86)70080-7. PMID: 3007588

Therapy

Infantile Hemangiomas.
Hasbani DJ, Hamie L
Dermatol Clin 2022 Oct;40(4):383-392. Epub 2022 Sep 16 doi: 10.1016/j.det.2022.06.004. PMID: 36243426
Infantile hemangioma. Part 2: Management.
Sebaratnam DF, Rodríguez Bandera AL, Wong LF, Wargon O
J Am Acad Dermatol 2021 Dec;85(6):1395-1404. Epub 2021 Aug 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.08.020. PMID: 34419523
Infantile Hemangioma: An Updated Review.
Leung AKC, Lam JM, Leong KF, Hon KL
Curr Pediatr Rev 2021;17(1):55-69. doi: 10.2174/1573396316666200508100038. PMID: 32384034
Vascular Lesions.
Slaughter KA, Chen T, Williams E 3rd
Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am 2016 Nov;24(4):559-571. doi: 10.1016/j.fsc.2016.06.009. PMID: 27712821
Thiazolidinediones in dermatology.
Boyd AS
Int J Dermatol 2007 Jun;46(6):557-63. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2007.03273.x. PMID: 17550551

Prognosis

Radiation-induced angiosarcoma of the breast: A review.
Bonito FJP, de Almeida Cerejeira D, Dahlstedt-Ferreira C, Oliveira Coelho H, Rosas R
Breast J 2020 Mar;26(3):458-463. Epub 2019 Aug 25 doi: 10.1111/tbj.13504. PMID: 31448482
Congenital hemangioma.
Amouri M, Mesrati H, Chaaben H, Masmoudi A, Mseddi M, Turki H
Cutis 2017 Jan;99(1):E31-E33. PMID: 28207019
Case for diagnosis.
Fabre AB, Passos PC, Lima BZ, Fabricio L, Fillus Neto J, Bonalumi Filho A
An Bras Dermatol 2014 Jul-Aug;89(4):677-8. doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20142787. PMID: 25054765Free PMC Article
Angiokeratomas: an update.
Schiller PI, Itin PH
Dermatology 1996;193(4):275-82. doi: 10.1159/000246270. PMID: 8993949
Eccrine angiomatous hamartoma.
Calderone DC, Glass LF, Seleznick M, Fenske NA
J Dermatol Surg Oncol 1994 Dec;20(12):837-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.1994.tb03716.x. PMID: 7798419

Clinical prediction guides

Infantile Hemangioma: An Updated Review.
Leung AKC, Lam JM, Leong KF, Hon KL
Curr Pediatr Rev 2021;17(1):55-69. doi: 10.2174/1573396316666200508100038. PMID: 32384034
Angiosarcoma: clinical and imaging features from head to toe.
Gaballah AH, Jensen CT, Palmquist S, Pickhardt PJ, Duran A, Broering G, Elsayes KM
Br J Radiol 2017 Jul;90(1075):20170039. Epub 2017 May 4 doi: 10.1259/bjr.20170039. PMID: 28471264Free PMC Article
Infantile hemangioma.
Holland KE, Drolet BA
Pediatr Clin North Am 2010 Oct;57(5):1069-83. Epub 2010 Aug 21 doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2010.07.008. PMID: 20888458
Newborn skin: Part II. Birthmarks.
McLaughlin MR, O'Connor NR, Ham P
Am Fam Physician 2008 Jan 1;77(1):56-60. PMID: 18236823
Eccrine angiomatous hamartoma.
Calderone DC, Glass LF, Seleznick M, Fenske NA
J Dermatol Surg Oncol 1994 Dec;20(12):837-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.1994.tb03716.x. PMID: 7798419

Recent systematic reviews

Cardiovascular and Venous Thromboembolic Risk With JAK Inhibitors in Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Skin Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Ingrassia JP, Maqsood MH, Gelfand JM, Weber BN, Bangalore S, Lo Sicco KI, Garshick MS
JAMA Dermatol 2024 Jan 1;160(1):28-36. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2023.4090. PMID: 37910098Free PMC Article
Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life Years for 29 Cancer Groups From 2010 to 2019: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.
Global Burden of Disease 2019 Cancer Collaboration, Kocarnik JM, Compton K, Dean FE, Fu W, Gaw BL, Harvey JD, Henrikson HJ, Lu D, Pennini A, Xu R, Ababneh E, Abbasi-Kangevari M, Abbastabar H, Abd-Elsalam SM, Abdoli A, Abedi A, Abidi H, Abolhassani H, Adedeji IA, Adnani QES, Advani SM, Afzal MS, Aghaali M, Ahinkorah BO, Ahmad S, Ahmad T, Ahmadi A, Ahmadi S, Ahmed Rashid T, Ahmed Salih Y, Akalu GT, Aklilu A, Akram T, Akunna CJ, Al Hamad H, Alahdab F, Al-Aly Z, Ali S, Alimohamadi Y, Alipour V, Aljunid SM, Alkhayyat M, Almasi-Hashiani A, Almasri NA, Al-Maweri SAA, Almustanyir S, Alonso N, Alvis-Guzman N, Amu H, Anbesu EW, Ancuceanu R, Ansari F, Ansari-Moghaddam A, Antwi MH, Anvari D, Anyasodor AE, Aqeel M, Arabloo J, Arab-Zozani M, Aremu O, Ariffin H, Aripov T, Arshad M, Artaman A, Arulappan J, Asemi Z, Asghari Jafarabadi M, Ashraf T, Atorkey P, Aujayeb A, Ausloos M, Awedew AF, Ayala Quintanilla BP, Ayenew T, Azab MA, Azadnajafabad S, Azari Jafari A, Azarian G, Azzam AY, Badiye AD, Bahadory S, Baig AA, Baker JL, Balakrishnan S, Banach M, Bärnighausen TW, Barone-Adesi F, Barra F, Barrow A, Behzadifar M, Belgaumi UI, Bezabhe WMM, Bezabih YM, Bhagat DS, Bhagavathula AS, Bhardwaj N, Bhardwaj P, Bhaskar S, Bhattacharyya K, Bhojaraja VS, Bibi S, Bijani A, Biondi A, Bisignano C, Bjørge T, Bleyer A, Blyuss O, Bolarinwa OA, Bolla SR, Braithwaite D, Brar A, Brenner H, Bustamante-Teixeira MT, Butt NS, Butt ZA, Caetano Dos Santos FL, Cao Y, Carreras G, Catalá-López F, Cembranel F, Cerin E, Cernigliaro A, Chakinala RC, Chattu SK, Chattu VK, Chaturvedi P, Chimed-Ochir O, Cho DY, Christopher DJ, Chu DT, Chung MT, Conde J, Cortés S, Cortesi PA, Costa VM, Cunha AR, Dadras O, Dagnew AB, Dahlawi SMA, Dai X, Dandona L, Dandona R, Darwesh AM, das Neves J, De la Hoz FP, Demis AB, Denova-Gutiérrez E, Dhamnetiya D, Dhimal ML, Dhimal M, Dianatinasab M, Diaz D, Djalalinia S, Do HP, Doaei S, Dorostkar F, Dos Santos Figueiredo FW, Driscoll TR, Ebrahimi H, Eftekharzadeh S, El Tantawi M, El-Abid H, Elbarazi I, Elhabashy HR, Elhadi M, El-Jaafary SI, Eshrati B, Eskandarieh S, Esmaeilzadeh F, Etemadi A, Ezzikouri S, Faisaluddin M, Faraon EJA, Fares J, Farzadfar F, Feroze AH, Ferrero S, Ferro Desideri L, Filip I, Fischer F, Fisher JL, Foroutan M, Fukumoto T, Gaal PA, Gad MM, Gadanya MA, Gallus S, Gaspar Fonseca M, Getachew Obsa A, Ghafourifard M, Ghashghaee A, Ghith N, Gholamalizadeh M, Gilani SA, Ginindza TG, Gizaw ATT, Glasbey JC, Golechha M, Goleij P, Gomez RS, Gopalani SV, Gorini G, Goudarzi H, Grosso G, Gubari MIM, Guerra MR, Guha A, Gunasekera DS, Gupta B, Gupta VB, Gupta VK, Gutiérrez RA, Hafezi-Nejad N, Haider MR, Haj-Mirzaian A, Halwani R, Hamadeh RR, Hameed S, Hamidi S, Hanif A, Haque S, Harlianto NI, Haro JM, Hasaballah AI, Hassanipour S, Hay RJ, Hay SI, Hayat K, Heidari G, Heidari M, Herrera-Serna BY, Herteliu C, Hezam K, Holla R, Hossain MM, Hossain MBH, Hosseini MS, Hosseini M, Hosseinzadeh M, Hostiuc M, Hostiuc S, Househ M, Hsairi M, Huang J, Hugo FN, 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