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A vascular malformation is a condition in which blood channels grow abnormally. They may be found in big arteries and veins, smaller channels known as arterioles and venules, tiny capillaries, and/or lymphatic tubes that transport lymphatic fluid and WBC outside the arteries and veins.
Vascular abnormalities are uncommon, accounting for less than 1% of the population in some cases. Many forms of vascular malformations don't create symptoms until they're activated by situations like puberty, pregnancy, significant surgery, trauma, or illness. If you have one, it most likely developed before you were born. Vascular malformations are caused by the improper growth and expansion of a single kind of vessel or a group of vessels. Depending on the type of vessel involved, abnormalities might get bigger and become troublesome over time. They might be benign and small or can be quite dangerous, even life-threatening.