Malformation, Venous, Malformation, Congenital, Vascular Malformation - DermAtlas

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Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

malformation, venous malformation, congenital vascular malformation

Body Site

buttock

Age

15 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

purple

Morphology

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Pattern

asymmetric unilateral

Comments

A healthy adolescent girl complained of an occasionally painful birthmark on the right buttock. By palpation the lesion involved the deep dermis and fat. She was referred for evaluation by the vascular anomalies multidisciplinary group.

Description

large (3-4 mm diameter) course wormy purple vessels grouped in a 10 cm X 6 cm plaque

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7/20/2008 17:47:03

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