title: Treatment of unusual vascular lesions: usefulness of sclerotherapy in lymphangioma circumscriptum and acquired digital arteriovenous malformation.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Sclerotherapy is used in venous malformations and hemangiomas, as well as chronic venous insufficiency and hemorrhoids.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To report on the usefulness of sclerotherapy in the treatment of unusual vascular lesions, such as lymphangioma circumscriptum and acquired digital arteriovenous malformation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two unusual cases were treated with a sclerosant, sodium tetradecyl sulfate.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The patients were almost cleared with several treatments of sclerotherapy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Sclerotherapy can be recommended as an effective treatment method for unusual vascular lesions, such as lymphangioma circumscriptum and acquired digital arteriovenous malformation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Chang Ook
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Mi Jung
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Kee Yang
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Chung
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000098:blood supply; D006801:Humans; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012597:Sclerosing Solutions; D015911:Sclerotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D013909:Thorax
chemical_list: D012597:Sclerosing Solutions