num_pages: 226
description: Birthmarks, the most benign tumors in infancy, are rarely dangerous but often cause much distress to both patients and their parents. This book brings together information from all the specialties involved in the management of birthmarks and provides a thorough description of theirclassification. Contributors discuss recent advances in vascular research such as laser coagulation, orysurgery, and localized embolization in terms of their applications to diagnosis and therapy. The work's centralization of knowledge and experience will benefit dermatologists, pediatricians,general practitioners, and plastic surgeons.
language: English
title: Vascular Birthmarks: Pathogenesis and Management
titlecomplete: Vascular Birthmarks: Pathogenesis and Management (Oxford Medical Publications)
publisher: Oxford University Press