What are vascular malformations?

Also known as: port wine stains, venous malformations, lymphatic malformations, arteriovenous malformations

A vascular malformation is an abnormality where clusters of blood vessels develop during fetal development. There are a number of subtypes including:


Reviewed by: Anthony F. Rossi, MD

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