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The Center for Vascular Anomalies at Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc in Brussels Belgium (and other HCP members of the VASCA-WG) takes care of a whole variety of pathologies within the field of Vascular anomalies (see: Wassef et al., Revised classification of Vascular Anomalies, 2015 Pediatrics, and ISSVA web-site).

The Rare Diseases included in this ERN Diseases Working Group are (non exhaustive list):

Bases for the estimated incidence and prevalence numbers: 500 Million inhabitants within European union with about 6 million newborns annually.

Sub-thematic areas of expertise Rare or complex disease(s) or condition(s) or highly specialized interventions Code/ICD/ Orphacode / Group of codes Incidence (number of case / year (in the EU) Prevalence (in the EU)
VASCA Arteriovenous malformation
VASCA Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus syndrome ORPHA1059 6 500
VASCA Capillary malformation-arteriovenous malformation ORPHA137667 120 10000
VASCA Cerebral arteriovenous malformation ORPHA46724
VASCA CLAPO syndrome ORPHA168984
VASCA CLOVES syndrome ORPHA140944 60 5000
VASCA Cutis Marmorata Telangiectatica Congenita ORPHA1556 12 1000
VASCA Diffuse lymphatic anomaly ORPHA141209
VASCA Diffuse neonatal hemangiomatosis ORPHA2123
VASCA Facial arteriovenous malformation ORPHA156230
VASCA Familial cerebral cavernous malformation ORPHA221061 600 50000
VASCA Glomuvenous malformation ORPHA83454 30 2500
VASCA Gorham-Stout syndrome ORPHA73 6 500
VASCA Infantile hemangioma of rare localization ORPHA210589
VASCA Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma ORPHA2122
VASCA Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber syndrome ORPHA2346 60 5000
VASCA LUMBAR association ORPHA83628
VASCA Macrocystic lymphatic malformation ORPHA79489
VASCA Maffucci syndrome ORPHA163634 6 500
VASCA Megalencephaly-capillary malformation-polymicrogyria syndrome ORPHA60040 12 1000
VASCA Microcystic lymphatic malformation ORPHA79490
VASCA Mixed cystic lymphatic malformation ORPHA458792
VASCA Mucocutaneous venous malformation ORPHA2451
VASCA Non-involuting congenital hemangioma ORPHA141179 20 500
VASCA Parkes-Weber syndrome ORPHA90307 30 2500
VASCA Partially-involuting congenital hemangioma ORPHA458785
VASCA PHACE syndrome ORPHA42775
VASCA Primary intralymphatic angioendothelioma ORPHA458768
VASCA Proteus syndrome ORPHA744 6 500
VASCA PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome ORPHA306498 30 2500
VASCA Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation ORPHA2038
VASCA Rapidly involuting congenital hemangioma ORPHA141184 60 5000
VASCA Rare arteriovenous malformation ORPHA211266 120 10000
VASCA Rare capillary malformation ORPHA211247 60 5000
VASCA Rare lymphatic malformation ORPHA2415 600 50000
VASCA Rare venous malformation ORPHA211252 1200 100000
VASCA SACRAL association ORPHA2125
VASCA Spindle cell hemangioma ORPHA210584
VASCA Sturge-Weber syndrome ORPHA3205 120 10000
VASCA Tufted angioma ORPHA1063 3 250
VASCA Venous malformation ORPHA211252
VASCA Verrucous hemangioma ORPHA464318
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