Abstract
The best available classification of this complex group is the biological description of lesions of infants and children published by Mulliken and Glowacki in 1982 [1]. This exemplifies the best in clinicopathological classifications and can be applied to vascular lesions of the head and neck in all ages. It is based on cellular features and correlated with clinical findings and natural history. It separates two main biologically different lesion types: haemangiomas and vascular malformations (Table 14.1). This chapter will refer extensively to the subtypes it defines. Mulliken and Glowacki classification [1] has stood the test of time and was adopted by the International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies in 1996. It is widely used as the basis for describing a group of conditions, often characterised by a ‘birthmark’. A minor modification was proposed in 1988 [2] which additionally divided vascular malformations into low- and high-flow lesions (Table 14.2).
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