title: Vascular anomalies in pediatric patients: updated classification, imaging, and therapy.
abstract: Recent advances in knowledge regarding histopathology, cause, and treatment of pediatric vascular anomalies have led to substantial changes in classification and terminology. Over the past two decades, various subspecialists have adopted a new classification system proposed by the International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies (ISSVA). The ISSVA classification of vascular anomalies divides vascular anomalies into two categories: vascular neoplasms and malformations. It has been widely adopted by various pediatric subspecialists, because it reliably correlates patient presentation and disease progression, with more accurate histology, diagnosis, imaging, and treatment.
authors.affiliation: University of Missouri-Kansas City SOM, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA.
authors.forename: Ramya
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kollipara
authors.forename: Ashika
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Odhav
authors.forename: Kenny E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Rentas
authors.forename: Douglas C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Rivard
authors.forename: Lisa H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Lowe
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dinneen
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy
keywords: Classification; Imaging; Pediatric patients; Therapy; Vascular anomalies