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Citation:
Weerakkody Y, El-Feky M, Alsmair A, et al. Post traumatic arteriovenous vascular malformation. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 01 Apr 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-96140
Post traumatic arterio-venous vascular malformations are an uncommon acquired form arteriovenous malformations which occur following a traumatic to that site.
Pathology
As with other vascular malformations, they comprise multiple communicating channels between arterial and venous channels at the affected site. A nidus may be present.
Location
They have been described in various locations that include:
- limbs/extremities
- face 5
- scalp/superficial temporal artery 3,4
- eyelid/lips 6,7
- brain 2
Differential diagnosis
Consider
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