Vascular Malformation, Malformation, Congenital - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

vascular malformation malformation, congenital

Body Site

arm

Age

14 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

dermatomal

Color

purple

Morphology

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

This healthy adolescent had a venous malformation on his right forearm and the left side of his lower back. He was scheduled for an magnetic resonance imaging study of the thoracic and lumbosacral spine to exclude an associated venous or other structural anomaly of the spine.

Description

deep seated oval plaque with overlying purple telangiectasias

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11/14/2004 17:07:43

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