TY - JOUR
T1 - Vascular anomalies classification
T2 - Recommendations from the international society for the study of vascular anomalies
AU - ISSVA Board and Scientific Committee
AU - Wassef, Michel
AU - Blei, Francine
AU - Adams, Denise
AU - Alomari, Ahmad
AU - Baselga, Eulalia
AU - Berenstein, Alejandro
AU - Burrows, Patricia
AU - Frieden, Ilona J.
AU - Garzon, Maria C.
AU - Lopez-Gutierrez, Juan Carlos
AU - Lord, David J.E.
AU - Mitchel, Sally
AU - Powell, Julie
AU - Prendiville, Julie
AU - Vikkula, Miikka
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
PY - 2015/7/1
Y1 - 2015/7/1
N2 - Vascular anomalies represent a spectrum of disorders from a simple "birthmark" to life-threatening entities. Incorrect nomenclature and misdiagnoses are commonly experienced by patients with these anomalies. Accurate diagnosis is crucial for appropriate evaluation and management, often requiring multidisciplinary specialists. Classification schemes provide a consistent terminology and serve as a guide for pathologists, clinicians, and researchers. One of the goals of the International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies (ISSVA) is to achieve a uniform classification. The last classification (1997) stratified vascular lesions into vascular malformations and proliferative vascular lesions (tumors). However, additional disease entities have since been identified that are complex and less easily classified by generic headings, such as capillary malformation, venous malformation, lymphatic malformation, etc. We hereby present the updated official ISSVA classification of vascular anomalies. The general biological scheme of the classification is retained. The section on tumors has been expanded and lists the main recognized vascular tumors, classified as benign, locally aggressive or borderline, and malignant. A list of well-defined diseases is included under each generic heading in the "Simple Vascular Malformations" section. A short definition is added for eponyms. Two new sections were created: one dealing with the malformations of individually named vessels (previously referred to as "truncular" malformations); the second groups lesions of uncertain or debated nature (tumor versus malformation). The known genetic defects underlying vascular anomalies are included in an appendix. This classification is meant to be a framework, acknowledging that it will require modification as new scientific information becomes available.
AB - Vascular anomalies represent a spectrum of disorders from a simple "birthmark" to life-threatening entities. Incorrect nomenclature and misdiagnoses are commonly experienced by patients with these anomalies. Accurate diagnosis is crucial for appropriate evaluation and management, often requiring multidisciplinary specialists. Classification schemes provide a consistent terminology and serve as a guide for pathologists, clinicians, and researchers. One of the goals of the International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies (ISSVA) is to achieve a uniform classification. The last classification (1997) stratified vascular lesions into vascular malformations and proliferative vascular lesions (tumors). However, additional disease entities have since been identified that are complex and less easily classified by generic headings, such as capillary malformation, venous malformation, lymphatic malformation, etc. We hereby present the updated official ISSVA classification of vascular anomalies. The general biological scheme of the classification is retained. The section on tumors has been expanded and lists the main recognized vascular tumors, classified as benign, locally aggressive or borderline, and malignant. A list of well-defined diseases is included under each generic heading in the "Simple Vascular Malformations" section. A short definition is added for eponyms. Two new sections were created: one dealing with the malformations of individually named vessels (previously referred to as "truncular" malformations); the second groups lesions of uncertain or debated nature (tumor versus malformation). The known genetic defects underlying vascular anomalies are included in an appendix. This classification is meant to be a framework, acknowledging that it will require modification as new scientific information becomes available.
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U2 - 10.1542/peds.2014-3673
DO - 10.1542/peds.2014-3673
M3 - Article
C2 - 26055853
AN - SCOPUS:84934294249
SN - 0031-4005
VL - 136
SP - e203-e214
JO - Pediatrics
JF - Pediatrics
IS - 1
ER -