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Tumors and Tumorlike Lesions of Blood Vessels

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Imaging of Soft Tissue Tumors

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Tumors and tumorlike conditions of the vascular system are divided into three categories according to their degree of malignancy: benign vascular lesions, lesions of intermediate malignancy, and malignant vascular tumors. The vast majority of the lesions belong to the benign group. These are found predominantly in younger children and adolescents. They may involve either the skin and subcutis or the deep soft tissues. Classification of these lesions is still the source of much controversy and is based on clinical appearance, pathology, embryology, and endothelial cell growth characteristics [12, 41, 42]. There are two major classification schemes for vascular tumors. That of Enzinger et al [12] relies on pathologic criteria and includes clinical and radiologic features when appropriate. On the other hand, the classification of Mulliken and Glowacki [42] is based on endothelial growth characteristics and distinguishes hemangiomas from vascular malformations. The latter classification shows good correlation with the clinical picture and imaging findings.

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Ramon, F. (2001). Tumors and Tumorlike Lesions of Blood Vessels. In: De Schepper, A.M., Parizel, P.M., De Beuckeleer, L., Vanhoenacker, F. (eds) Imaging of Soft Tissue Tumors. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-07856-3_13

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