vascular lesions of the head & neck
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VascularLesionsoftheHead&Neck
DeborahShatzkes,MDProfessorofRadiology&Otolaryngology
LenoxHillHospitalNorthwellHealthNewYork,NY
ASHNR 2017
LectureOutline• ClassificaFonandnomenclature• HighlysimplifiedMRI-baseddifferenFalalgorithm
• Imagingappearanceofcommonlyencounteredlesions
“Hemangioma”
OrbitalVM(aka“cavernoushemangioma”)
IntraosseousVM(aka“ossifyinghemangioma”)
FacialnerveVM(aka“ossifyinghemangioma”)
CavernousmalformaAon(aka“cavernoushemangioma”)
CavernoussinusVM(aka“cavernoushemangioma”)
• “Hemangioma/Angioma”:Wastebaskettermsusedtodescribeanyvascularlesion
• 1982:MullikenandGlowackipublishedseminalworkonbiologicalbasisofvascularlesions(PRS69:412-422)
• 1992:InternaFonalSocietyfortheStudyofVascularAnomalies(ISSVA)formed.MostrecentclassificaFonpublished2014
“Nomenclaturehasbeenthemajorobstacletoourunderstandingandmanagementof
vascularanomalies”*
*Mulliken JA, in Mulliken & Young’s Vascular Anomalies, 2nd Edition, 2013
BiologyaʹlaMulliken• Vasculartumors(mostcommonlyinfanFlehemangiomas)aretrueneoplasmsandgrowbyendothelialhyperplasia
• VascularmalformaAonshaveaquiescentendotheliumandareconsideredlocalizeddefectsofvascularmorphogenesis(“badlyformedvessels”)
Immunohistochemical marker GLUT-1 accurately distinguishes
ISSVAClassificaAonofVascularAnomalies(2014)
VascularTumorsBenign• InfanFlehemangioma• Congenitalhemangioma(RICH,NICH)• PyogenicgranulomaBorderline• Kaposiform
hemangioendothelioma• KaposisarcomaMalignant• Angiosarcoma
VascularMalformaAonsSimple• CapillarymalformaFon• VenousmalformaFon• LymphaFcmalformaFon• ArteriovenousmalformaFonCombined• CVM,CLM,LVM,CLVM,AVM-LM,
CM-AVMAssociatedwithotheranomalies• Sturge-Weber
issva.org/classification
NomenclatureOLD NEW
Capillaryhemangioma HemangiomaPortwinestain CapillarymalformaFon
StrawberryhemangiomaCavernoushemangioma
VenousmalformaFonOssifyinghemangioma
Lymphangioma LymphaFcmalformaFonCysFchygroma
ImagingofH&NVascularLesions
• MRIappearancereflectshistologiccomposiFon• Hemangiomas=cellulartumors:avidenhancement,onlymoderate!T2SI
• ThemostcommonlyimagedvascularmalformaFonsareVM,LM(lowflow)andAVM(highflow)
• MRIappearancereflectsvascularityandspecificvesselsubtype
(Really)SimplifiedDifferenAalAlgorithm
Hemangioma
AVM
VenousMalformaFon
LymphaFcMalformaFon
(+)CE (-)CE
↑T2SI
↑↑T2SI
I.Hemangiomas(vasculartumors)• InfanFlehemangioma(common)• Congenitalhemangioma(rare)• Kaposiformhemangioendothelioma
II.VascularMalformaAons
• Venous• LymphaFc• Arterial-Venous(AVM)• Complex(e.g.LVM)
LowFlow
HighFlow
I.InfanAleHemangioma:Clinical
• Commonbenignendothelialtumorofinfancy• Notpresentatbirth• Appearafewweekslaterwithrapidgrowth–proliferaAvephase(PhaseI)
• Regressslowlybeginningatage2-5–involuAngphase(PhaseII)
• Typicallycompletelyregressbylatechildhood-involutedphase(PhaseIII)
• Glut-1posiAve
InfanAleHemangioma(PhaseI)
• Hypercellularandhypervasculartumors• Largevessels• EctodermallocaFon
Hemangioma
AVM
VM
LM
↑T2SI
↑↑T2SI
(+)CE (-)CE
InfanAleHemangioma
• IntermediateT1andT2signal• ProminentfeedinganddrainingvesselsreflecthypervascularityinPhaseI
ParoAdHemangioma
• ParoFdderivedfromectoderm• “Lightbulb”enhancingparoFdmassininfantvirtuallypathognomonic
InvoluAngHemangioma(PhaseII)
• Decreaseintumorvolume• IncreaseinintersFcesandfagycontent
InvolutedHemangioma(PhaseIII)
• MinimallyenhancingfagysohFssuemass• ExcessfatandbonyovergrowthmayresultinpersistentcosmeFcdeformity
PHACESSyndrome
PosteriorfossaHemangiomaArterialCardiacEyeSternal
PHACES
CongenitalHemangioma• Rare• Presentandfullyformedatbirth• GLUT-1negaAve• RICH:RapidlyInvoluFngCong.Hemangioma• NICH:NonInvoluFngCong.Hemangioma• PICH:ParFallyInvoluFngCong.Hemangioma• Clinicaldiagnosiswithoutspecificimagingfeatures
NICH
2years 7years
KaposiformHemangioendothelioma(KHE)
• “Borderline”vasculartumor• Ill-defined,invasive,subQfatstranding• >50%associatedwithKassabach-Merrigsyndrome(“hemangioma”withthrombocytopenia)
I.Hemangiomas(vasculartumors)• InfanFlehemangioma(common)• Congenitalhemangioma(rare)• Kaposiformhemangioendothelioma
II.VascularMalformaAons
• Venous• LymphaFc• Arterial-Venous(AVM)• Complex(e.g.LVM)
LowFlow
HighFlow
II.VascularMalformaAons-Clinical
• Presentatbirth• GLUT-1negaFve• GrowinconjuncFonwithsomaFcgrowthinalinearfashion
• Willnotregressspontaneously• Highflow(AVM)andlowflow(VM,LM)• Complexvariantsdemonstratemixedimagingfeatures
VenousMalformaAon(VM)
• Malformedvenouschannelswithsluggishflow• BrightT2,avidenhancement• Phlebolithscommon
T1C+
STIR
Hemangioma
AVM
VM
LM
↑T2SI
↑↑T2SI
(+)CE (-)CE
LebCheekandLipMass
• WelldemarcatedthoughinfiltraFve• Clinicallyevidentlesionmayrepresent“Fpoftheiceberg”
VenousMalformaAon
Frequentlytrans-spaFal,withcommonmasFcatorspace(masseter)andpalatalinvolvement
M
VenousMalformaAon
• IniFalpatchycontrastenhancement“fillsin”onmoredelayedimaging• OrbitalVM,aka“cavernoushemangioma”ismostcommonorbitalmassinadults
early latepre
VenousMalformaAon
Phlebolithsresultfromsluggishvenousflowandarehighlyspecific
30y/owomannoAcedintermieentlebcheekfullness
VenousmalformaFon
IntraosseousVM(“OssifyingHemangioma”)
• Facialskeleton,skull,temporalbone(“facialn.ossifyinghemangioma”)• Internalbonespicules
LymphaAcMalformaAon(LM)• Macrocystsormicrocysts• Well-definedorinfiltraFve• Enhancementcapsule/septae• “Soh”lesions• Pronetointernalhemorrhage
T1C+
T2
Hemangioma
AVM
VM
LM
↑T2SI
↑↑T2SI
(+)CE (-)CE
LymphaAcMalformaAon
• MacrocysFcformsimagelikecysts• “CysFcHygroma”=macrocysFcLM• Commonattherootoftheneck
LymphaAcMalformaAon
• MicrocysFcvariantsmoreinfiltraFve• Lessfluid=lowerT2signal• “Beard”distribuFoncommon
OrbitalLM
• OrbitiscommonlocaFon• SohlesionsmaybedeformedbyopFcnerve• Presentwhenhemorrhageleadstoproptosis(fluidlevelsinorbitalmass=LM)
LymphovenousMalformaAon(LVM)
T1 T2fatsatT1C+fatsat
• FormofcombinedvascularmalformaFon• SharesfeaturesofLMandVM
AVM• Largevessels• Nodiscretemass• Tissueedema• Bonylysisandovergrowth
Hemangioma
AVM
VM
LM
↑T2SI
↑↑T2SI
(+)CE (-)CE
FacialAVM
• Ill-defined;nodiscretemass• Lookforflowvoidsandlargefeedinganddrainingvessels
NasalAVM
• FindingsofFssueedema(T2hyperintensity,mildenhancement)maybesubtle• Lookforflowvoids!
AVM
Bonyovergrowthand/orlyFcdestrucFon
Hemangioma• Cellularneoplasm• Triphasicgrowth• LargevesselsinPhaseI
AVM• Vascularflowvoids• Nodiscretemass• Bonylysisandovergrowth
VenousMalformaAon• Phleboliths• Dynamicenhancement
LymphaAcMalformaAon• MacrocysFcandmicrocysFc• Hemorrhagicfluidlevels
(+)Enhancement (-)Enhancement
↑T2SI
↑↑T2SI
VascularLesionsofH&N• Reserveterm“hemangioma”forvasculartumorsofinfancy
• Historyisimportant(presentatbirth?)• EnhancementpagernisgoodfirststepindisFnguishinglesions
• Phleboliths(VM),Flowvoids(AVM)andfluidlevels(LM)areimagingclues
Thank you! HEMANGIOMA