anomalies
(Approved at the 20th ISSVA Workshop, Melbourne,
April 2014)
Overview table
Vascular anomalies
Vascular tumors
Vascular malformations
Simple
Benign
Locally aggressive or
borderline
Malignant
Combined
Capillary malformations
CVM, CLM
Lymphatic malformations
LVM, CLVM
Venous malformations
CAVM*
Arteriovenous
malformations*
CLAVM*
Arteriovenous fistula*
of major named
vessels
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lesion
* high-flow lesions
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ISSVA classification of
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(NICH)
Tufted angioma *
Spindle-cell hemangioma
Epithelioid hemangioma
Pyogenic granuloma (aka lobular capillary hemangioma)
Others
Locally aggressive or borderline vascular tumors
Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma *
Retiform hemangioendothelioma
Papillary intralymphatic angioendothelioma (PILA), Dabska tumor
Composite hemangioendothelioma
Kaposi sarcoma
Others
Malignant vascular tumors
Angiosarcoma
Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma
Others
* some lesions may be associated with thrombocytopenia and/or
consumptive coagulopathy see details many experts believe that
these are part of a spectrum rather than distinct entities
N.B. reactive proliferative vascular lesions are listed with benign
tumors
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Simple vascular
malformations IIb
Primary lymphedema
Nonne-Milroy syndrome
G
Primary hereditary lymphedema
G
Lymphedema-distichiasis
G
Hypotrichosis-lymphedema-telangiectasia
G
Primary lymphedema with myelodysplasia
G
Primary generalized lymphatic anomaly
(Hennekam lymphangiectasia-lymphedema
syndrome)
G
Microcephaly with or without chorioretinopathy,
lymphedema, or mental retardation syndrome
G
Lymphedema-choanal atresia
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Others
Arteriovenous fistula (AVF) (congenital)
Sporadic
In HHT
In CM-AVM
Others
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Combined vascular
malformations*
CM + VM
malformation
capillary-venous
CVM
CM + LM
malformation
capillary-lymphatic
CLM
CM + AVM
malformation
capillary-arteriovenous
CAVM
LM + VM
malformation
lymphatic-venous
LVM
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Abbreviations used
CM + LM + VM
malformation
capillary-lymphatic-venous
CLVM
CM + LM + AVM
capillary-lymphaticarteriovenous malformation CLAVM
CM + VM + AVM
capillary-venousarteriovenous malformation CVAVM
CM + LM + VM + AVM
arteriovenous m.
CLVAVM
capillary-lymphatic-venous-
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Anomalies of major
named vessels
(aka "channel type" or "truncal"
vascular malformations)
Affect
lymphatics
veins
arteries
Anomalies of
Abbreviations used
origin
course
n
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b
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n
g
t
h
diameter (aplasia, hypoplasia,
stenosis, ectasia / aneurysm)
valves
communication (AVF)
persistence (of embryonal vessel)
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Vascular malformations
associated with other anomalies
Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome:
CM + VM
Servelle-Martorell syndrome:
CM + AVF + limb
G
limb VM + bone
undergrowth
Sturge-Weber syndrome:
CM + eye anomalies
tissue overgrowth
facial + leptomeningeal
+/- bone and/or soft
Abbreviations used
VM +/- spindle-cell
hemangioma + enchondroma
CLOVES syndrome:
+ lipomatous overgrowth
Proteus syndrome:
LM + VM + CM +/- AVM
G
CM, VM and/or LM +
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Appendix 1
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abbreviations used
(excluding gene names)
AVF
arteriovenous fistula
hemangioma of infancy / infantile hemangioma
HI
AVM
arteriovenous malformation
hemangioma / hemangioma of infancy
IH
CAT
INR
infantile
JPHT
CCM
KHE
CLAVM
KLA
CLOVES
KMP
malformation
LM
lymphatic
CLM
LVM
CLVAVM
MCAP
CLVM
capillary lymphatic venous
malformation
CM
capillary malformation
M-CM
macrocephaly-capillary
malformation
MICCAP
microcephaly-capillary
malformation
CM-AVM
capillary malformationarteriovenous malformation
MLT
CMTC
congenita
NICH
juvenile
Multifocal
lymphangioendothelioma
tosis
with
thrombocytopenia
non-involuting congenital
hemangioma
CNS
CVAVM
capillary venous arteriovenous
malformation
posterior fossa
PHACE
hemangioma,
anomalies,
malformations,
arterial
cardiovascular
PILA
papillary
DIC
disseminated intravascular coagulopathy
involuting congenital hemangioma
PICH
partially
GLA
generalized lymphatic anomaly
involuting congenital hemangioma
RICH
rapidly
GSD
angioma
TA
tufted
GVM
glomuvenous malformation
malformation
VM
venous
HHT
hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
malformation cutaneo mucosal
VMCM
venous
Gorham-Stout disease
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Appendix 2-a
causal genes of vascular
anomalies
Ba
ck
Telangiectasia
Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT)
HHT1
HHT2
HHT3
JPHT (juvenile polyposis hemorrhagic telangiectasia)
Others
Cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita (CMTC)
Nevus simplex / Salmon patch
Others
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Appendix 2-b
causal genes of vascular
anomalies
Ba
ck
FLT4 / VE
FOXC2
Hypotrichosis-lymphedema-telangiectasia
Primary lymphedema with myelodysplasia
Primary generalized lymphatic anomaly
(Hennekam lymphangiectasia-lymphedema syndrome) CCBE1
KIF11
Lymphedema-choanal atresia
PTPN14
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Appendix 2-c
causal genes of vascular
anomalies
Ba
ck
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Appendix 2-d
causal genes of
vascular anomalies
Ba
ck
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Appendix 2-e
causal genes of
vascular anomalies
Ba
ck
Abbreviations used
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Appendix 2 -f
causal genes of vascular
anomalies
Bac
k
Abbreviations used
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Appendix 3
infantile
hemangioma
Pattern
- focal
- multifocal
- segmental
- indeterminate
Ba
ck
Different
types
- superficial
- deep
- mixed (superficial +
deep)
- reticular / abortive /
minimal growth
- others
LUMBAR (SACRAL,
PELVIS) association /
syndrome
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Appendix 4
vascular
anomalies
possibly associated with platelet
count / coagulation disorders
Bac
k
Anomalies
Hematological disorders
Tufted angioma
Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma
Venous malformations /
Lymphatic-venous malformations
Lymphatic malformations