Vascular Tumors (Hemangioma, Vascular Malformations, etc.) Quiz
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Dr. Taylor is a Japanese-African American physician who grew up and was educated in the United States but spent a considerable amount of time in Japan as a college student, working professional and now father of three. After graduating from Brown, he worked in finance first before attending medical school at Penn. He then completed a fellowship with the Centers for Disease Control before going on to specialize in Family and Community Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) where he was also a chief resident. After a faculty position at Stanford, he moved with his family to Japan where he continues to see families on a military base outside of Tokyo, teach Japanese residents and serve remotely as a medical director for Roots Community Health Center. He also enjoys editing and writing podcast summaries for Hippo Education.
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Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.
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What is Vascular Tumors (Hemangioma, Vascular Malformations, etc.)?
Vascular tumors are generally benign tumors that arise from blood vessels. They are most commonly seen in the skin and tissue underlying the skin. Blood vessel malformations are due to developmental defects, usually occurring when the fetus is 8 weeks in the uterus.
Typical Symptoms of Vascular Tumors (Hemangioma, Vascular Malformations, etc.)
Black/blue/brown spots or moles, on the skin and lining of the mouth
Skin redness or red bumpy rashes
Doctor's Diagnostic Questionson Vascular Tumors (Hemangioma, Vascular Malformations, etc.)
Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this disease:
Are there black, blue, or brown spots on your skin? (Including moles)
Do you have red skin or red spots?
Treatmentof Vascular Tumors (Hemangioma, Vascular Malformations, etc.)
Some vascular tumors go away on their own, while others may need medication (pills or topical), laser therapy and radiotherapy depending on their location. Vascular malformations may treated conservatively with compression garments and sclerotherapy. Additional testing my be necessary to search for vascular malformations in deeper parts of the body like organs.
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References
Carqueja IM, Sousa J, Mansilha A. Vascular malformations: classification, diagnosis and treatment. Int Angiol. 2018 Apr;37(2):127-142. doi: 10.23736/S0392-9590.18.03961-5. Epub 2018 Feb 8. PMID: 29424187.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29424187/
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Kenji Taylor, MD, MSc (Family Medicine, Primary Care)
Dr. Taylor is a Japanese-African American physician who grew up and was educated in the United States but spent a considerable amount of time in Japan as a college student, working professional and now father of three. After graduating from Brown, he worked in finance first before attending medical school at Penn. He then completed a fellowship with the Centers for Disease Control before going on to specialize in Family and Community Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) where he was also a chief resident. After a faculty position at Stanford, he moved with his family to Japan where he continues to see families on a military base outside of Tokyo, teach Japanese residents and serve remotely as a medical director for Roots Community Health Center. He also enjoys editing and writing podcast summaries for Hippo Education.
Yoshinori Abe, MD (Internal Medicine)
Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.
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