Hybrid treatment of fibroadipose vascular anomaly: A case report

Abstract

First identified in 2014, fibroadipose vascular anomaly (FAVA) is a very rare type of venous and lymphatic malformation. Marked by tough fibrofatty tissue in the extremities overtaking portions of the muscles, it is associated with constant pain and contracture of the affected extremity. There is a paucity of literature, and no guidelines on treatment procedure are available. This case highlights the role of hybrid treatment with primary ethanol percutaneous ethanol embolization and additional surgery for radicality in excision of FAVA lesions.

Keywords

• fibroadipose vascular anomaly
• ethanol embolization
• case report
• growth syndromes
• pik3ca mutation