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Angiomatosis

MedGen UID:
1931
•Concept ID:
C0002992
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Angiomatoses
SNOMED CT: Angiomatosis (14350002); Angiomatosis (205562004)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0024461

Definition

A benign diffuse vascular proliferation usually occurring in young adults. It is characterized by the formation of capillary-sized and cavernous vascular spaces. Patients present with diffuse persistent swelling. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Histologic features of graft-versus-host disease-associated angiomatosis: Insights into pathophysiology and treatment.
Li DJ, Romar GA, Hsieh PC, Wells M, Foreman RK, Lian CG, Divito SJ
J Am Acad Dermatol 2020 Sep;83(3):914-917. Epub 2020 Jan 8 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2019.12.058. PMID: 31923444Free PMC Article
Pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of glaucoma associated with Sturge-Weber syndrome.
Javaid U, Ali MH, Jamal S, Butt NH
Int Ophthalmol 2018 Feb;38(1):409-416. Epub 2017 Jan 7 doi: 10.1007/s10792-016-0412-3. PMID: 28064423
Pathogenicity and treatment of Bartonella infections.
Angelakis E, Raoult D
Int J Antimicrob Agents 2014 Jul;44(1):16-25. Epub 2014 May 9 doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2014.04.006. PMID: 24933445

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Capillary malformations.
Hammill AM, Boscolo E
J Clin Invest 2024 Apr 15;134(8) doi: 10.1172/JCI172842. PMID: 38618955Free PMC Article
Oral Surgery in Patients With Sturge-Weber Syndrome.
Carvalho VA, Dallazen E, Statkievicz C, da Rosa DF, Stabile GAV, Pereira-Stabile CL, Iecher Borges HO
J Craniofac Surg 2021 Jan-Feb 01;32(1):e85-e88. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000007048. PMID: 32941214
Chronic hand infections.
Al-Qattan MM, Helmi AA
J Hand Surg Am 2014 Aug;39(8):1636-45. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2014.04.003. PMID: 25070033
Bartonellosis.
Maguiña C, Guerra H, Ventosilla P
Clin Dermatol 2009 May-Jun;27(3):271-80. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2008.10.006. PMID: 19362689
New entities in cutaneous soft tissue tumours.
Calonje E, Fletcher CD
Pathologica 1993 Jan-Feb;85(1095):1-15. PMID: 8390634

Diagnosis

Diffuse dermal angiomatosis.
Touloei K, Tongdee E, Smirnov B, Nousari C
Cutis 2019 Mar;103(3):181-184. PMID: 31039226
Dumbbell-Mimicked Mediastinal Angiomatosis.
Tang EK, Chu PT, Goan YG, Hsieh PP, Lin JC
Ann Thorac Surg 2016 Dec;102(6):e555-e556. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.05.051. PMID: 27847080
Mediastinal angiomatosis.
Tseng YC, Hwang JY, Hsu PK, Hsu WH, Pan CC
Ann Thorac Surg 2014 Sep;98(3):1116. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.04.137. PMID: 25193206
Bacillary angiomatosis.
Mejía F, Seas C
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2014 Sep;91(3):439. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0561. PMID: 25187668Free PMC Article
Angiomatous skeletal lesions.
Choi JJ, Murphey MD
Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 2000;4(1):103-12. doi: 10.1055/s-2000-6858. PMID: 11061695

Therapy

Sturge-Weber Syndrome: A Review.
Higueros E, Roe E, Granell E, Baselga E
Actas Dermosifiliogr 2017 Jun;108(5):407-417. Epub 2017 Jan 23 doi: 10.1016/j.ad.2016.09.022. PMID: 28126187
Bacillary angiomatosis.
Mejía F, Seas C
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2014 Sep;91(3):439. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0561. PMID: 25187668Free PMC Article
Pathogenicity and treatment of Bartonella infections.
Angelakis E, Raoult D
Int J Antimicrob Agents 2014 Jul;44(1):16-25. Epub 2014 May 9 doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2014.04.006. PMID: 24933445
Bartonella-associated infections.
Spach DH, Koehler JE
Infect Dis Clin North Am 1998 Mar;12(1):137-55. doi: 10.1016/s0891-5520(05)70414-1. PMID: 9494835
MILKY EFFUSIONS.
DENBOROUGH MA, NESTEL PJ
Med J Aust 1964 Nov 28;2:874-6. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1964.tb109786.x. PMID: 14218679

Prognosis

Sturge-Weber Syndrome: A Review.
Higueros E, Roe E, Granell E, Baselga E
Actas Dermosifiliogr 2017 Jun;108(5):407-417. Epub 2017 Jan 23 doi: 10.1016/j.ad.2016.09.022. PMID: 28126187
Sturge-Weber angiomatosis.
Sattur AP, Goyal M
Lancet 2011 Oct 29;378(9802):1580. Epub 2011 Sep 8 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60249-3. PMID: 21907403
Cutaneous markers of HIV infection.
Rigopoulos D, Paparizos V, Katsambas A
Clin Dermatol 2004 Nov-Dec;22(6):487-98. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2004.07.007. PMID: 15596320
New entities in cutaneous soft tissue tumours.
Calonje E, Fletcher CD
Pathologica 1993 Jan-Feb;85(1095):1-15. PMID: 8390634
Epithelioid angiomatosis.
DeMarco MJ, Soroko TA, Kirsh S, Smith L
J Foot Ankle Surg 1993 Jan-Feb;32(1):20-6. PMID: 8318957

Clinical prediction guides

Pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia of the breast: Clinical evaluation.
Esmer AC, Tazeoglu D, Dag A
Breast Dis 2023;42(1):115-119. doi: 10.3233/BD-220070. PMID: 37066901
Dumbbell-Mimicked Mediastinal Angiomatosis.
Tang EK, Chu PT, Goan YG, Hsieh PP, Lin JC
Ann Thorac Surg 2016 Dec;102(6):e555-e556. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.05.051. PMID: 27847080
When to look for Von Hippel-Lindau disease in gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors?
Ling H, Cybulla M, Schaefer O, Arnold C, Schories M, Neumann HP
Neuroendocrinology 2004;80 Suppl 1:39-46. doi: 10.1159/000080740. PMID: 15477716
Oral manifestations in HIV-infected patients: diagnosis and management.
Itin PH, Lautenschlager S, Flückiger R, Rufli T
J Am Acad Dermatol 1993 Nov;29(5 Pt 1):749-60. doi: 10.1016/0190-9622(93)70241-k. PMID: 8227548
Familial angiolipomatosis.
Hapnes SA, Boman H, Skeie SO
Clin Genet 1980;17(3):202-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1980.tb00133.x. PMID: 7363507

Recent systematic reviews

Meningioangiomatosis: Multimodal Analysis and Insights From a Systematic Review.
Roux A, Zanello M, Mancusi RL, Still MEH, Nascimento FA, Tauziede-Espariat A, Huberfeld G, Zah-Bi G, Dezamis E, Meder JF, Bourgeois M, Parraga E, Chretien F, Varlet P, Oppenheim C, Lechapt-Zalcman E, Pallud J
Neurology 2021 Feb 9;96(6):274-286. Epub 2020 Dec 22 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000011372. PMID: 33361266
Systematic review of mortality associated with neonatal primary staged closure of giant omphalocele.
Barrios Sanjuanelo A, Abelló Munarriz C, Cardona-Arias JA
J Pediatr Surg 2021 Apr;56(4):678-685. Epub 2020 Aug 29 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2020.08.019. PMID: 32981659
Pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of glaucoma associated with Sturge-Weber syndrome.
Javaid U, Ali MH, Jamal S, Butt NH
Int Ophthalmol 2018 Feb;38(1):409-416. Epub 2017 Jan 7 doi: 10.1007/s10792-016-0412-3. PMID: 28064423
The prevalence of the extensor digitorum communis tendon and its insertion variants: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Yammine K
Clin Anat 2014 Nov;27(8):1284-90. Epub 2014 Jun 23 doi: 10.1002/ca.22429. PMID: 24953717
Treatment outcomes of human bartonellosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Prutsky G, Domecq JP, Mori L, Bebko S, Matzumura M, Sabouni A, Shahrour A, Erwin PJ, Boyce TG, Montori VM, Malaga G, Murad MH
Int J Infect Dis 2013 Oct;17(10):e811-9. Epub 2013 Apr 18 doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2013.02.016. PMID: 23602630

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