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Ann Thorac Surg 2009;88:353. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.01.012
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Vascular Tumors of the Sternum

Juan-Carlos López-Gutiérrez, MD, PhD, Jose Luis Gil-Alonso, MD

Vascular Anomalies Center, La Paz Hospital, University of Madrid, P° de la Castellana 261, Madrid, 28046 Spain

(Email: queminfantil.hulp@salud.madrid.org).

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With regard to Onat and colleagues' recent publication [1] some considerations must be stated as follows:

Accurate diagnosis of the chest wall vascular anomalies remains a challenge for thoracic surgeons. Tremendous confusion exists with regard to the classification and treatment of vascular lesions [2, 3]. Vascular anomalies have been categorized using inconsistent terminology and a significant number of patients receive ineffective and potentially harmful treatment based on misclassification.

In 1996, the International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies (ISSVA) approved a classification system to establish a common . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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