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Bibliography(A Foundation in Vascular Anomalies – Dermatology/Pathology)

Course 01: Orientation

Mulliken, J. B., & Glowacki, J. (1982). Classification of pediatric vascular lesions. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 70(1), 120.

Mulliken, J. B., & Glowacki, J. (1982). Hemangiomas and vascular malformations in infants and children: a classification based on endothelial characteristics. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 69(3), 412-420.

Wassef, M., Blei, F., Adams, D., Alomari, A., Baselga, E., Berenstein, A., … & Lord, D. J. (2015). Vascular anomalies classification: Recommendations from the International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies. Pediatrics, 136(1), e203-e214.

Dynamics of Laser Therapy

Majaron, B., & Nelson, JS. (2011). Laser treatment of port wine stains. In: Welch, AJ, van Gemert, M.J.C. (Eds.), Optical-thermal response of laser-irradiated tissue (2nd Edition) (pp. 859-913). New York: Springer.

Nelson, J.S. (2005) An introduction to lasers and laser-tissue interactions in dermatology. In: Kauvar & Hruza, G. (Eds.), Principles and practices in cutaneous laser surgery. New York: Taylor & Francis.

Treatment of Cutaneous Vascular Anomalies with Laser Therapy

Anderson, R.R., & Parrish, J.A. (1983). Selective photothermolysis: precise microsurgery by selective absorption of pulsed radiation. Science, 220(4596):524-7.

Bernstein, L.J., Geronemus, R.G. (1997). Keloid formation with the 585-nm pulsed dye laser during isotretinoin treatment. Archives of Dermatology, 133(1):111-2.

Brauer, J.A, & Geronemus, R.G. (2013) Single‐treatment resolution of vascular blebs within port wine stains using a novel 1,064‐nm neodymium‐doped yttrium aluminum garnet laser. Dermatologic Surgery, 39(7):1113-5.

Chapas A.M., Eickhorst, K., Geronemus, R.G. (2007) Efficacy of early treatment of facial port wine stains in newborns: a review of 49 cases. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, 39(7):563-8.

Geronemus, R.G., Ashinoff, R. (1991) The medical necessity of evaluation and treatment of port‐wine stains. The Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology,17(1):76-9.

Reddy, K.K., Blei, F., Brauer, J.A., Waner, M., Anolik, R., Bernstein, L., Brightman, L., Hale, E., Karen, J., Weiss, E., Geronemus, R.G. (2013) Retrospective study of the treatment of infantile hemangiomas using a combination of propranolol and pulsed dye laser. Dermatologic Surgery, 39(6):923-33.

Renfro, L., Geronemus, R.G. (1993) Anatomical differences of port-wine stains in response to treatment with the pulsed dye laser. Archives of Dermatology, 129(2):182-8.

Renfro L.R., Geronemus R.G., Kauvar, A.B. (1994) Anatomical differences of port-wine stains located on the trunk and extremities in response to treatment with the pulsed dye laser. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. 14:47.

Waner, M., North, P.E., Scherer, K.A, Frieden, I.J., Waner, A., Mihm, M.C. (2003) The nonrandom distribution of facial hemangiomas. Archives of Dermatology, 139(7):869-75.

Histopathology of Vascular Anomalies

Mulliken J, Burrows P, Fishman S. Mulliken & Young’s Vascular Anomalies Hemangiomas and Malformations. 2 ed. New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 2013.

Stockman D. Diagnostic Pathology: Vascular. Vol 1. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2016.

Sangueza O, Requena L. Pathology of Vascular Skin Lesions: Clinicopathologic Correlations. Vol 1. Totowa, New Jersey: Humana Press; 2003.

Wassef M, Blei F, Adams D, et al. Vascular Anomalies Classification: Recommendations From the International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies. Pediatrics. Jul 2015;136(1):e203-214.

Azizkhan RG. Complex vascular anomalies. Pediatric surgery international. Oct 2013;29(10):1023-1038.

Benoit MM, North PE, McKenna MJ, Mihm MC, Johnson MM, Cunningham MJ. Facial nerve hemangiomas: vascular tumors or malformations? Otolaryngology–head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Jan 2010;142(1):108-114.

Burns AJ, Navarro JA, Cooner RD. Classification of vascular anomalies and the comprehensive treatment of hemangiomas. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Jul 2009;124(1 Suppl):69e-81e.

Foley LS, Kulungowski AM. Vascular Anomalies in Pediatrics. Advances in pediatrics. Aug 2015;62(1):227-255.

Lawley LP, Cerimele F, Weiss SW, et al. Expression of Wilms tumor 1 gene distinguishes vascular malformations from proliferative endothelial lesions. Archives of dermatology. Oct 2005;141(10):1297-1300.

Lyons LL, North PE, Mac-Moune Lai F, Stoler MH, Folpe AL, Weiss SW. Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma: a study of 33 cases emphasizing its pathologic, immunophenotypic, and biologic uniqueness from juvenile hemangioma. The American journal of surgical pathology. May 2004;28(5):559-568.

Sanchez-Carpintero I, Mihm MC, Mizeracki A, Waner M, North PE. Epithelial and mesenchymal hamartomatous changes in a mature port-wine stain: Morphologic evidence for a multiple germ layer field defect. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. Apr 2004;50(4):608-612.

North PE, Waner M, Buckmiller L, James CA, Mihm MC, Jr. Vascular tumors of infancy and childhood: beyond capillary hemangioma. Cardiovascular pathology : the official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology. Nov-Dec 2006;15(6):303-317.

Shirley MD, Tang H, Gallione CJ et al. Sturge-Weber syndrome and port-wine stains caused by somatic mutation in GNAQ. N Engl J Med. May 2013;368(21):1971-9.

Lian CG, Sholl LM, Zakka LR et al. Novel genetic mutations in a sporadic port-wine stain. JAMA Dermatol. Dec 2014; 150(12):1336-40.

Psychosocial Implications in Patients with Vascular Anomalies

Brenner, A. (1984). Helping children cope with stress. Jossey-Bass.

Brogdon, J. (1999). Psychosocial impact of congenital vascular lesions. In M. Waner & J. Suen (Eds.), Hemangiomas and vascular malformations of the head and neck, pp. 217-232). New York: Wiley-Liss.

Cardena, E., Koopman, C., Classen, C., Waelde, L. C. & Spiegel, D. (2000). Psychometric properties of the Stanford Acute Stress Reaction Questionnaire (SASRQ): A valid and reliable measure of acute stress. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 13(4), 719-734.

Horowitz, M., Wilner, M., & Alvarez, W. (1979). Impact of event scale: A measure of subjective stress. Psychosomatic Medicine, 41, 209-219.

Kish, V., & Lansdown, R. (2000). Meeting the psychosocial impact of facial disfigurement: Developing a clinical service for children and families. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 5(4), 497-512.

Rozell-Shannon, L. (2008). Assessing Maternal Response to the Impact of Hemangiomas on the Family System. (Doctoral dissertation for PhD). Walden University.

Rozell-Shannon, L. (2007). Modification of the Stanford acute stress reaction questionnaire (SASRQ): Measuring stress from a hemangioma diagnosis. Submitted for publication.

Rumsey, N., & Harcourt, D. (2004). Body image and disfigurement: Issues and interventions. Body Image, 1(1), 83-97.

Shapiro, J. (1983). Family reactions and coping strategies in response to the physically ill or handicapped child: A review. Social Science & Medicine, 17(14), 913-931.