title: Laser treatment for an unusual reactive vascular proliferation.
abstract: An unusual case of severe vascular proliferation presenting in the form of haemorrhaging cutaneous lesions on the leg is reported. The similarity between these benign lesions and various malignancies is outlined. The patient healed well when the lesions were excised using a laser under local anaesthetic.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Plastic, Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, UK.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Constantinescu
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vögelin
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Gault
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D007868:Leg Dermatoses / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D017445:Skin Diseases, Vascular / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis