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Congenital Lymphatic Malformations
Author(s) -
Blei Francine
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1196/annals.1413.016
Subject(s) - vasculogenesis , etiology , pathology , medicine , lymphatic system , vascular tumors , vascular malformation , angiogenesis , population , vascular disease , hemangioma , biology , radiology , genetics , endothelial stem cell , environmental health , in vitro
“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).