Diagnosis and surgical treatment of vascular anomalies in children: a case report

Gunyakov S.O.; Hizhnikov A.V.; Hizhnikova V.V.; Rykov M.Yu.

doi:https://doi.org/10.17116/hirurgia2026051110

Gunyakov S.O.

Moscow Regional Oncological Dispensary, Balashikha, Russia;
Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center, Moscow, Russia

ORCID: 0009-0002-4796-8249

Hizhnikov A.V.

Moscow Regional Oncology Dispensary, Balashikha, Russia;
Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center, Moscow, Russia;
Russian State Social University, Moscow, Russia

ORCID: 0000-0001-7914-651X

Hizhnikova V.V.

Federal Scientific Clinical Center for Children and Adolescents, Moscow, Russia

ORCID: 0009-0009-6101-7299

Rykov M.Yu.

Russian State Social University, Moscow, Russia;
Central Research Institute of Informatization and Healthcare Organization, Moscow, Russia

ORCID: 0000-0002-8398-7001

Diagnosis and surgical treatment of vascular anomalies in children: a case report

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Gunyakov S.O., Hizhnikov A.V., Hizhnikova V.V., Rykov M.Yu.

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Journal: Pirogov Russian Journal of Surgery. 2026;(5): 110‑114

DOI: 10.17116/hirurgia2026051110

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Gunyakov SO, Hizhnikov AV, Hizhnikova VV, Rykov MYu. Diagnosis and surgical treatment of vascular anomalies in children: a case report. Pirogov Russian Journal of Surgery. 2026;(5):110‑114. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/hirurgia2026051110

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Abstract:

According to the classification of the International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies (ISSVA), vascular anomalies include various abnormalities classified as vascular tumors or vascular malformations. This classification, last updated in 2018, is intended to explain biological basis of vascular lesions and help doctors treating abnormalities. In vascular tumors, proliferative changes in endothelial cells are observed, while vascular malformations are mainly structural vascular anomalies. Vascular malformations are an extensive group of arterial, venous, and lymphatic malformations (alone and in combination with each other). X-ray examination is essential in the treatment of children with these diseases. This report describes diagnosis and treatment of a child with arteriovenous malformation of the back of the neck.

Keywords:

pediatrics

pediatric surgery

arteriovenous malformation

vascular anomalies

soft tissue neoplasms of the neck

benign tumors in children

Authors:

Gunyakov S.O.

Moscow Regional Oncological Dispensary, Balashikha, Russia;
Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center, Moscow, Russia

ORCID: 0009-0002-4796-8249

Hizhnikov A.V.

Moscow Regional Oncology Dispensary, Balashikha, Russia;
Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center, Moscow, Russia;
Russian State Social University, Moscow, Russia

ORCID: 0000-0001-7914-651X

Hizhnikova V.V.

Federal Scientific Clinical Center for Children and Adolescents, Moscow, Russia

ORCID: 0009-0009-6101-7299

Rykov M.Yu.

Russian State Social University, Moscow, Russia;
Central Research Institute of Informatization and Healthcare Organization, Moscow, Russia

ORCID: 0000-0002-8398-7001

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24.03.2025

Accepted:

16.05.2025

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