Congenital lymphatic malformations.
"Vascular anomalies" represents a spectrum of vascular lesions, of unclear etiology and often with unpredictable behavior. Patients with vascular anomalies represent a unique population, in that they have focal aberrations of vascular development (in vascular malformations) or vascular proliferation (in hemangiomas). The etiology of these disorders is unclear, and likely represents a multifactorial process. Vascular anomalies are an attractive model for the study of human disorders of vasculogenesis (development of the vasculature) and angiogenesis (new vessel growth from existing vessels).
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Francine
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Department of Pediatrics and Surgery (Plastic), Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, and Vascular Anomalies Program, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA. francine.blei@nyumc.org
D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000002:abnormalities; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D042601:Lymphatic Vessels / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008954:Models, Biological; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000235:genetics; D018919:Neovascularization, Physiologic / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal