Author:
Díaz-Flores Lucio,Gutiérrez Ricardo,González-Gómez Miriam,García M. A. Pino,Carrasco José Luis,Díaz-Flores Lucio,Madrid Juan F.,Álvarez-Argüelles Hugo
Abstract
AbstractIn lobular capillary hemangioma (LCH), misnamed pyogenic granuloma, only sprouting angiogenesis (SA) has been considered. We assess the occurrence of intussusceptive angiogenesis (IA) in LCH and whether IA determines the specific and other focal patterns in the lesion. For this purpose, we study specimens of 120 cases of LCH, using semithin sections (in 10), immunohistochemistry, and confocal microscopy (in 20). In addition to SA, the results in LCH showed (1) intussusceptive phenomena, including pillars/folds and associated vessel loops, which encircled interstitial tissue structures (ITSs). (2) Two types of evolved loops depending on interendothelial contacts from opposite walls: (a) numerous interendothelial contacts, alternating with capillary-sized lumens (main capillary pattern of the lesion) and (b) few interendothelial contacts, wide open lumens, and intravascular transport of pillars/folds, which were arranged linearly, forming septa (focal sinusoidal-like pattern) or were irregularly grouped (focal intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia, IPEH-like pattern). In conclusion, we demonstrate that IA participates in synergistic interaction with SA in LCH development and that the prevalence of specific intussusceptive phenomena determines the predominant capillary pattern and associated sinusoidal hemangioma-like and IPEH-like patterns in the lesion, which suggest a role of IA as conditioner of vessel tumour/pseudo-tumour morphology.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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