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The characteristics and outcomes of vascular abnormalities involving limbs in children: a retrospective analysis of 35 cases

  • By

  • Haiyin Zhou

  • Xiangyu Yang

  • Jialong Nie

  • Zixiao Wang

  • Ting Lei

  • Kun Liu

  • Guanghui Zhu

  • July 14, 2026

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    The study analyzed 35 pediatric patients with limb vascular abnormalities, with a near-equal gender distribution of 51.4% male and 48.6% female.

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    The average age at surgery was 7.4 years, with lesions primarily affecting the lower limbs in 19 cases and upper limbs in 16 cases.

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    Common clinical manifestations included localized masses in 91.4% of cases and pain in 54.3%, with mass sizes averaging 3.8 cm.

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    Surgical excision was performed on all patients, with a postoperative complication rate of 11.4% and a recurrence rate of 5.7%.

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    Pathological types included venous malformation in 40%, arteriovenous malformation in 34.3%, lymphangioma in 14.3%, and intermuscular hemangioma in 11.4%.

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The characteristics and outcomes of vascular abnormalities involving limbs in children: a retrospective analysis of 35 cases

  • by Haiyin Zhou, Xiangyu Yang, Jialong Nie, Zixiao Wang, Ting Lei, Kun Liu, Guanghui Zhu

  • July 14, 2026

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