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Orbital Vascular Anomalies

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Vascular anomalies are classified into vascular tumors and vascular malformations based on the classification system of the International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies (ISSVA) [1, 2]. Vascular tumors are characterized by proliferation and tumor enlargement, and the most common vascular tumor is infantile hemangioma, while a less common vascular tumor is hemangiopericytoma. Vascular malformations consist of non-proliferating vascular lesions in which blood flow is misdirected through anomalous channels. Malformations exist on a spectrum, ranging from high-flow arteriovenous malformation (AVM), low-flow venous (varix) and lymphovenous malformations, and capillary-venous malformations. Flow characteristics influence the natural history of vascular anomalies and are helpful in making the correct diagnosis.

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  1. Eye Plastic and Orbital Surgery Service, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kellogg Eye Center, Comprehensive Cancer Center, C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Alon Kahana M.D., Ph.D.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology Wayne State University School of Med, Detroit, Michigan, USA

    Evan H. Black

  2. Oakland University William Beaumont, Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology Director, Oculoplastic Surgery, Southfield, Michigan, USA

    Frank A. Nesi

  3. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA

    Christopher J. Calvano

  4. William Beaumont School of Medicine, Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology Co-Director, Oculoplastic Surgery, Detroit, Michigan, USA

    Geoffrey J. Gladstone

  5. Former Chief of Ophthalmology, Emeritus Clinical Prof of Ophthalmology Case Western Reserve University, South Euclid, USA

    Mark R. Levine

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Kahana, A. (2012). Orbital Vascular Anomalies. In: Black, E., Nesi, F., Calvano, C., Gladstone, G., Levine, M. (eds) Smith and Nesi’s Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0971-7_61

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