title: An appropriate diagnostic workup for suspected vascular birthmarks.
abstract: Birthmarks are common and commonly ignored by patients and primary care doctors. Yet they sometimes represent significant vascular anomalies that require diagnosis and treatment. We summarize when and how to work up a variety of vascular anomalies.
authors.affiliation: Section of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA. konezo@ccf.org
authors.forename: Orhan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Konez
authors.forename: Patricia E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Burrows
mesh_terms: D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D044148:Lymphatic Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014680:Veins / Q000002:abnormalities*