DISEASE: Cutaneous and mucosal venous malformation
Entry
H02044 Disease
Name
Cutaneous and mucosal venous malformation; Mucocutaneous venous malformation
Description
The multiple cutaneous and mucosal venous malformations (VMCM) is characterized by the presence of small, multifocal bluish cutaneous and mucosal venous malformations. TEK (TIE2) is the only gene in which pathogenic variants are known to cause VMCM. TIE2 is vascular endothelial cell specific receptor tyrosine kinase, that plays a crucial role in angiogenesis and cardiovascular development.
Category
Congenital malformation
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
20 Developmental anomalies
Structural developmental anomalies primarily affecting one body system
Structural developmental anomalies of the skin
Developmental anomalies of cutaneous vasculature
LC51 Developmental venous malformations involving the skin
H02044 Cutaneous and mucosal venous malformation