The Horizon for Treating Cutaneous Vascular Lesions

FRONTIERS IN DERMATOLOGIC SURGERY

The Horizon for Treating Cutaneous Vascular Lesions

Jun
2012
Vol. 31. No. 2
Amit M. Patel, MD | Elizabeth L. Chou, BS | Kristen M. Kelly, MD

Dermatologists encounter a wide range of cutaneous vascular lesions, including infantile hemangiomas, port-wine stain birthmarks, arteriovenous malformations, venous malformations, Kaposi sarcomas, angiosarcomas, and angiofibromas. Current treatment modalities to reduce these lesions include topical and/or intralesional steroids, laser therapy, surgical resection, and endovascular therapy. However, each method has limitations owing to recurrence, comorbidities, toxicity, or lesion location. Photodynamic therapy, antiangiogenic therapy, and evolving methods of sclerotherapy are promising areas of development that may mitigate limitations of current treatments and offer exciting options for patients and their physicians.
Semin Cutan Med Surg 31:98-104 © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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