Author

James Dinulos, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Dermatology) and of Pediatrics, Dartmouth Medical School

Vascular tumors

The most common tumors of infancy are benign vascular lesions referred to as vascular birthmarks. Vascular birthmarks can be divided broadly into two groups: growths and malformations. Hemangiomas are tumors characterized by a growth and involutional phase. Vascular malformations are structural anomalies derived from arteries, veins, or lymphatics or a combination of these vessels. These lectures describe the many aspects of these lesions.