Microvascular proliferation in arteriovenous malformation of the hand worsens during pregnancy: a case report.
Amalia M UtamiSophie E R HorbachLorine B Meijer-JornaIngeborg S E WaasOnno J de BoerAllard C van der WalChantal M A M van der HorstPublished in: Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) (2023)
These findings suggest a role for MVP in the progressive growth of AVM during pregnancy, with a potential role for hormonal influences. The case highlights the relationship between AVM symptoms and size during pregnancy and the pathological findings of MVP areas within the AVM with hormone receptor expression on proliferating vessels in resected materials.