Table of Contents

PART ONE BACKGROUND 1. Vascular Anomalies in Folklore, History, Art, and Literature 2. Classification of Vascular Anomalies PART TWO INFANTILE HEMANGIOMAS & OTHER VASCULAR TUMORS 3. Pathogenesis of Hemangiomas 4. Diagnosis and Natural History of Hemangiomas 5. Radiological Imaging Hemangiomas and Related Vascular Tumors 6. Treatment of Cutaneous Hemangiomas 7. Treatment of Visceral Hemangiomas 8. Other Vascular Tumors and Tumor-Like Lesions PART THREE VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS9. Molecular Genetics of Vascular Malformations 10. Clinical Assessment of Vascular Malformations 11. Radiological Imaging of Vascular Malformations 12. Histopathology of Vascular Malformations 13. Capillary Malformations, Hyperkeratotic Stains, Telangiectasias, and Miscellaneous Vascular Blots 14. Slow-Flow Vascular Malformations 15. Fast-Flow Vascular Malformations 16. Vascular Malformations with OvergrowthPART FOUR MANAGEMENT OF VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS 17. Coagulopathy and Vascular Malformations 18. Laser Therapy 19. Percutaneous Treatment of Slow-Flow Vascular Malformations 20. Endovascular Treatment of Fast-Flow Vascular Anomalies 21. Vascular Malformations of the Central Nervous System 22. Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia 23. Vascular Malformations of the Head and Neck 24. Vascular Malformations of the Extremities 25. Truncal, Perineal, and Visceral Vascular Malformations 26. Anomalies of the Aorta and Major Branches 27. Combined Slow-Flow Vascular Malformation of the Lower Limb: Klippel- Trenaunay Syndrome28. Orthopaedic Issues in Vascular Malformations 29. Primary Lymphedema 30. Emotional Impact of a Vascular Anomaly

About the Author

JM: Director of Craniofacial Centre and Co-director of Vascular Anomalies Center, Children's Hospital Harvard Medical School Department of Plastic and Oral Surgery; PB: Professor of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin Children's Hospital of Wisconsin; SF: Co-director of Vascular Anomalies Center, Children's Hospital Boston Department of Surgery

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"The three editors, along with the 24 contributors, have created a well-organized, nearly all-encompassing update on essentially every variant of vascular anomaly." -- Radiology