Vascular Hamartomas

 Port-wine stain usually involving extremity


image Underlying venous and lymphatic malformations

image Limb overgrowth with hypertrophy of soft tissue and bone


• Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome
image Multiple blue-colored, rubbery hemangiomas of skin

image Usually resemble cavernous hemangiomas

image Gastrointestinal tract frequently involved

• Maffucci syndrome
image Multiple hemangiomas of dermis and subcutis and enchondromas
– Cavernous, capillary, and spindle cell hemangiomas common

– Enchondromas most commonly affecting metacarpals and phalanges

image Associated with mutations in isocitrate dehydrogenase
– Usually isocitrate dehydrogenase-1

image Chondrosarcomas develop in 15-30%

image Increased risk of pancreatic, ovarian, and central nervous system malignancies




Microscopic




• Dilated, blood-filled capillaries
image Confined to papillary dermis in salmon patch

image Involve deeper dermis in port-wine stain

• May have cavernous vessels

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Port-Wine Stain
Port-wine stain is a vascular hamartoma that usually presents on the head and neck. As the patient ages, it often becomes thicker and more nodular. (Courtesy A. Vidimos, MD.)


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Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome
Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome is an extensive port-wine stain affecting an extremity associated with limb overgrowth. (Courtesy A. Vidimos, MD.)

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Vascular Hamartoma
Vascular hamartomas are usually characterized by closely packed, dilated, thin-walled blood vessels.

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Leptomeningeal Involvement in Sturge-Weber Syndrome
In Sturge-Weber syndrome, an associated vascular hamartoma image involving the ipsilateral meninges image may be present.


TERMINOLOGY


Synonyms




• Congenital vascular malformations

• Sturge-Weber syndrome: Encephalotrigeminal angiomatosis

• Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome: Angioosteohypertrophy, hemangiectatic hypertrophy


Definitions




• Nevus flammeus: Group of congenital vascular malformations


ETIOLOGY/PATHOGENESIS


Developmental Anomaly




• Vascular malformations present at birth
image Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome may be associated with t(8;14)(q22.3;q13)

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Apr 24, 2017 | Posted by in PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE | Comments Off on Vascular Hamartomas

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