1. Accurate vascular anomaly terminology remains a notable area of confusion in clinical practice and the medical literature.
2. The ISSVA classification scheme provides a practical approach for evaluating vascular neoplasms and malformations.
3. Correct identification of a vasculoproliferative lesion on imaging studies is crucial to facilitate communication and guide treatment strategies.
Case examples with description of demographics, imaging findings, and treatment for:
1. Vascular tumors
Infantile hemangioma
Congenital hemangioma
Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma and tufted angioma (Kasabach-Merritt syndrome)
Spindle cell hemagioendothelioma (Maffucci syndrome)
Epitheliod hemangioendothelioma
Angiosarcoma (Multiple infantile hemangiomas)
Pyogenic granuloma
2. Fast-slow vascular malformation
Arteriovenous malformation (Osler-weber-rendu)
Arteriovenous fistula
3. Slow-flow vascular malformations
Venous malformations
Lymphatic malformations
Capillary malformations (Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome)
Deshmukh, S,
Fayad, L,
Navigating the Web of Musculoskeletal Vascular Anomalies: Nomenclature, Anatomic and MR Angiographic Imaging Features, and Treatment Strategies. Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL.
http://archive.rsna.org/2014/14002775.html