title: [Facial venous malformation presented with an unusual course].
abstract: Venous malformations are constitutionally-dependent vascular anomalies. In contrast to haemangiomas, they show no spontaneous regression. We describe here the case of a 21-year-old woman with a very severe facial disfigurement caused by a large venous malformation. After intensive consultation, advice and planning, the patient decided to undergo therapy and was admitted to hospital for treatment by an interdisciplinary team, consisting of a radiologist and a plastic surgeon. Under general anaesthesia, percutaneous sclerosis was performed twice. This enabled thrombosing and subsequent extensive resection of the monstrously large tumour. The well-planned and efficiently performed surgery helped the patient to gain a significant improvement in her quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Plastische und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Medizinische Universität Innsbruck, Osterreich. hildegunde.piza@i-med.ac.at
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Piza-Katzer
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Waldenberger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002610:Cheek; D054893:Cone-Beam Computed Tomography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008048:Lip Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D011300:Preoperative Care; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D012086:Reoperation; D015911:Sclerotherapy; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014463:Ultrasonography; D055815:Young Adult