title: Large vascular malformation of the face undergoing resection with facial nerve preservation in infancy.
abstract: A girl born with a large vascular malformation of the face underwent successful resection in infancy with preservation of function and with improved appearance. Two years after surgery, the girl remains well with no expansion of the residual malformed channels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Posnick
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: al-Qattan
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Zuker
mesh_terms: D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000601:surgery*; D005145:Face; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000502:physiology*; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn