Hemangioma classification

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Nawal Muazam M.D.[2]

Overview

Hemangioma may be classified according to International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies into six subtypes: Infantile hemangioma, congenital hemangioma, tufted hemangioma, spindle-cell hemangioma, epithelioid hemangioma, and lobular capillary hemangioma.^[1]^[2]

Classification

Hemangioma may be classified according to International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies into six subtypes:^[1]^[2]

Infantile hemangioma
Congenital hemangioma
- Rapidly involuting congenital hemangioma
- Non-involuting congenital hemangioma
- Partially involuting congenital hemangioma
Tufted angioma
Spindle-cell hemangioma
Epithelioid hemangioma
Lobular capillary hemangioma

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Hemangioma. Dr Tim Luijkx and Dr Donna D’Souza et al. Radiopaedia (2015). http://radiopaedia.org/articles/haemangioma. Accessed on November 12, 2015
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Richter, Gresham T.; Friedman, Adva B. (2012). “Hemangiomas and Vascular Malformations: Current Theory and Management”. International Journal of Pediatrics. 2012: 1–10. doi:10.1155/2012/645678. ISSN 1687-9740.

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[hemangioma-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Hemangioma. Dr Tim Luijkx and Dr Donna D’Souza et al. Radiopaedia (2015). http://radiopaedia.org/articles/haemangioma. Accessed on November 12, 2015

[RichterFriedman2012-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Richter, Gresham T.; Friedman, Adva B. (2012). “Hemangiomas and Vascular Malformations: Current Theory and Management”. International Journal of Pediatrics. 2012: 1–10. doi:10.1155/2012/645678. ISSN 1687-9740.

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Hemangioma classification

Overview

Classification

References

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