Multidisciplinary approach to management of hemangiomas and vascular malformations

Hemangiomas and VMs are potentially complicated lesions that are often misdiagnosed and treated under the presumption that if left untreated, they will go away on their own. A well thought out multidisciplinary team put together to determine the most appropriate diagnosis of a lesion and to formulate and insititute a treatment plan can prove invaluable to the patient and community as a whole. Team members must be chosen to maximize input and use time to best diagnose and treat these lesions. It is imperative that the presence of such a team be brought to the attention of primary care providers who most often are the first to see these patients and that correct information about diagnosis, potential treatment options, and projected results be conveyed.