Lymphatic malformations: diagnosis and management

RG Elluru, K Balakrishnan, HM Padua - Seminars in pediatric surgery, 2014 - Elsevier
Lymphatic malformations are benign vascular lesions that arise from embryological
disturbances in the development of the lymphatic system. They encompass a wide spectrum …

Management of lymphatic malformations in children

N Bagrodia, AM Defnet, JJ Kandel - Current Opinion in Pediatrics, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Multimodal treatment of lymphatic malformations continues to expand as new information
about the biology and genetics of these lesions is discovered, in addition to knowledge …

Contemporary Management of Vascular Anomalies of the Head and Neck—Part 1: vascular malformations: a review

SC Gallant, RH Chewning, DB Orbach… - … –Head & Neck …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Vascular anomalies of the head and neck are relatively rare lesions.
Management is challenging because of the high likelihood of involvement of functionally …

Pediatric lymphatic malformations: evolving understanding and therapeutic options

AM Defnet, N Bagrodia, SL Hernandez… - Pediatric surgery …, 2016 - Springer
Multimodal treatment of lymphatic malformations continues to expand as new information
about the biology and genetics of these lesions is discovered, along with knowledge gained …

[HTML][HTML] Genotype correlates with clinical severity in PIK3CA-associated lymphatic malformations

K Zenner, CV Cheng, DM Jensen, AE Timms… - JCI insight, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Lymphatic malformations (LMs) are congenital, nonneoplastic vascular malformations
associated with postzygotic activating PIK3CA mutations. The mutation spectrum within LMs …

[HTML][HTML] Cell-free DNA as a diagnostic analyte for molecular diagnosis of vascular malformations

K Zenner, DM Jensen, TT Cook, V Dmyterko, RA Bly… - Genetics in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose Vascular malformations (VM) are primarily caused by somatic activating pathogenic
variants in oncogenes. Targeted pharmacotherapies are emerging but require molecular …

[HTML][HTML] The VASCERN-VASCA working group diagnostic and management pathways for lymphatic malformations

N Ghaffarpour, E Baselga, LM Boon, A Diociaiuti… - European journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Lymphatic malformations (LMs) are developmental defects of lymphatic vessels. LMs are
histologically benign lesions, however, due to localization, size, and unexpected swelling …

Common (cystic) lymphatic malformations: current knowledge and management

J Dubois, F Thomas-Chaussé, G Soulez - Techniques in Vascular and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The approach to treating common (cystic) lymphatic malformations (LMs) has evolved
significantly over the last decade due to clinical research and recent developments in …

Genetic and molecular determinants of lymphatic malformations: potential targets for therapy

SY Lee, EG Loll, AES Hassan, M Cheng… - Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Lymphatic malformations are fluid-filled congenital defects of lymphatic channels occurring
in 1 in 6000 to 16,000 patients. There are various types, and they often exist in conjunction …

Multimodality treatment of vascular anomalies of the head and neck

J Dorrity, J Mack, K Wong… - Journal of Oral Pathology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Vascular anomalies affect up to 5% of children with the majority affecting the
head and neck. They present at different ages as a wide variety of lesions. A careful …