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ReviewJournal of oral and maxillofacial pathology : JOMFP2014

Update on the classification of hemangioma.

Antony George, Varghese Mani, Ahammed Noufal

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Review in Journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology : JOMFP, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 50 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
50citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
7.3field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

50 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 125 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Systematic Review: Effectiveness of Carbon Dioxide Lasers for Treatment of Adult Laryngeal Hemangioma.Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale
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  15. Intramuscular hemangioma of the infraspinatus muscle: a rare presentation.Case reports in plastic surgery & hand surgery · 2024
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  17. Tracheal hemangioma: a case report and literature review.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Antony GeorgeDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, MES Dental College, Perinthalmanna, Kerala, India.
Varghese ManiDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Mar Baselios Dental College, Kothamangalam, Kerala, India.
Ahammed NoufalDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, MES Dental College, Perinthalmanna, Kerala, India.
Noorul Islam College of Dental Science · INSRM Dental College · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite the fact that a biological classification of congenital vascular tumors and malformations was first published in 1982 by Mulliken and Glowacki, significant confusion still prevails due to the indiscriminate and interchangeable use of the terms hemangioma and vascular malformation. Hemangiomas are true neoplasms of endothelial cells and should be differentiated from vascular malformations which are localized defects of vascular morphogenesis. On an analysis of various scientific articles and latest edition of medical text books an inappropriate use of various terms for vascular lesions was found, contributing further towards the confusion. The widely accepted International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies (ISSVA) classification differentiates lesions with proliferative endothelium from lesions with structural anomalies and has been very helpful in standardizing the terminologies. In addition to overcoming obstacles in communication when describing a vascular lesion, it is important that we adhere to the correct terminology, as the therapeutic guidelines, management and follow-up of these lesions differ.

Indexed as

Classificationcongenital hemangiomahemangiomainfantile hemangiomainternational society for the study of vascular anomaliesvascular malformation

Identifiers

PMID25364160
PMCPMC4211219
OpenAlexW2105583681

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