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Overgrowth syndromes with complex vascular anomalies

  • Semin Pediatr Surg. 2014 Aug;23(4):208-15. doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2014.06.013.
Wibke Uller 1,  Steven J Fishman 2,  Ahmad I Alomari 3
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Vascular Anomalies Center, Boston Children׳s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Boston Children׳s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.
  • 2 Vascular Anomalies Center, Boston Children׳s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Surgery, Boston Children׳s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
  • 3 Vascular Anomalies Center, Boston Children׳s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Boston Children׳s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, Massachusetts 02115. Electronic address: [email protected].
PMID: 25241100 DOI: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2014.06.013
Abstract

Management of overgrowth syndromes with complex vascular anomalies is challenging. Careful analysis of the various clinical features by an interdisciplinary team of physicians experienced in this field is paramount to proper diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. In this article, we focus on the spectrum of the clinical presentation and the management strategies of the most common overgrowth syndromes with complex vascular anomalies.

Keywords

CLOVES; FAVA; Klippel–Trenaunay syndrome; Overgrowth syndromes; Vascular anomalies; Vascular malformations.

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