Angiodysplasia - Altmeyers Encyclopedia - Department Vascular medicine

Synonym(s)

Hemangiomas; vascular malformation; vascular malformations

Definition
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Generic term for all mono- or polyorganic, mono- or polytopic vascular malformations(= vascular malformations) as a result of abnormal embryonic tissue development. Always benign course, no signs of atypia or anaplasia. These benign vascular malformations can affect veins, arteries and lymph vessels separately or in combination.

Occurrence/Epidemiology
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Epidermiological data are unreliable. Estimates are at incidences of 1.2-1.5% of newborns. The incidence of angiodysplasia decreases from peripheral vessels via central vessels to visceral vessels.

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Tables
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	Klippel-Trénaunay Syndrome	Parkes Weber syndrome	Servelle-Martorell syndrome
Skeletal alteration	Mostly dysproportionated giant growth	Proportioned giant growth	Skeletal hypoplasia
Vascular malformations or haematomas or lymphangiomas	Frequently	Rare	Always
Active a.-v. fistulas	Missing	Available	Missing
Anomalies of the deep veins	Occasionally	Missing	Occasionally
Forecast	Favourable -not progressive	Doubtful - progressive	Doubtful -progressive
Therapy	Conservative	Surgical	Conservative

Note(s)
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Remember! The term "vascular malformation", increasingly used in the Anglo-American language area, is synonymous with angiodysplasia. Often the malformation is specified by the adjectives "venous, lymphogenic or arterial" malformation.

There are a number of attempts to systematize angiodysplasia, which have not been very satisfactory so far.

Schobinger classification
Hamburg Classification
ISSVA Classification
Classification according to Mulliken and Glowacky

Literature
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NüllenH et al (2010) Varicosis in angiodysplasia. In: T Noppeney, H Nüllen Diagnosis and therapy of varicosis. Springer Medicine Publishing House Heidelberg S 158 -169
Prave F et al (2003) Vascular manifestation of von Recklinghausen neurofibromatosis: case report of venous dysplasia. Vasa 32: 36-39
Wilcken DE (2003) Overview of inherited metabolic disorders causing cardiovascular disease. J Inherited metab Dis 26: 245-257
Wolf C, Partsch H (1987) Angiodysplasias of the extremities. dermatologist 38: 645-651