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A recently recognized subcutaneous variant (VVM-SC), which lacks cutaneous involvement, challenges current nomenclature and presents diagnostic difficulties in paediatric patients.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To describe the clinical, imaging, histopathological and molecular features of VVM-SC and highlight diagnostic pitfalls and implications for classification.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This case series includes three paediatric patients (aged 8\u201316\u2005years), evaluated between 2021 and 2025 at a tertiary referral centre. All presented with well-demarcated, painless subcutaneous nodules without overlying skin changes. Clinical and imaging assessments favoured benign soft tissue tumours, including lipomas and infantile haemangiomas. One patient received pharmacological treatment based on a presumptive diagnosis of haemangioma. All lesions were surgically excised and evaluated using histopathology, immunohistochemistry and targeted next-generation sequencing.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>All lesions were solitary, skin-coloured or bluish subcutaneous nodules, lacking epidermal alteration. Imaging findings were nonspecific and misleading. Histopathology revealed lobular proliferations of dilated, congested venous channels within fibrous stroma, sparing the dermis and epidermis. One patient exhibited focal perieccrine and subepidermal vascular congestion without epidermal hyperplasia. Immunohistochemical analysis showed diffuse CD31 and CD34 positivity, focal GLUT-1 expression and negativity for D2-40, consistent with a venous phenotype. All cases harboured the recurrent somatic MAP3K3 c.1323C&amp;gt;G (p.Ile441Met) mutation, confirming the diagnosis of VVM-SC. Surgical excision was curative in all patients, with no recurrence observed during follow-up.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Subcutaneous VVM lacks the hallmark superficial features of classical VVM and may mimic other paediatric soft tissue tumours, such as lipomas or haemangiomas, leading to diagnostic error and unnecessary treatment. Despite sharing the same MAP3K3 mutation, these lesions differ in depth, clinical presentation and behaviour. We propose reconsidering the terminology, and suggest \u2018cutaneous MAP3K3-related slow-flow vascular malformation\u2019 to encompass both superficial and subcutaneous variants. Recognition of this phenotype and its defining features, including focal GLUT-1 expression and MAP3K3 mutation, can support accurate diagnosis and reduce the risk of overtreatment. Further studies are needed to determine whether subcutaneous variants differ in recurrence risk, natural history or systemic associations.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ced\/llaf564","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,22]],"date-time":"2025-12-22T12:30:38Z","timestamp":1766406638000},"page":"1005-1011","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Verrucous venous malformation (subcutaneous variant) mimicking other benign soft tissue tumours; a paediatric case series"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"51","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6011-7695","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Camilo E","family":"Alarc\u00f3n-P\u00e9rez","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Fundaci\u00f3 de Recerca Sant Joan de D\u00e9u , Barcelona ,","place":["Spain"]},{"name":"Department of Dermatology, Hospital Sant Joan de D\u00e9u , Barcelona ,","place":["Spain"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0174-674X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Carlota","family":"Rovira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pathology, Hospital Sant Joan de D\u00e9u , Barcelona ,","place":["Spain"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2500-3200","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Marta","family":"Ivars","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology, Hospital Sant Joan de D\u00e9u , Barcelona ,","place":["Spain"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7151-8144","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sonia","family":"Paco","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Molecular Oncology, Hospital Sant Joan de D\u00e9u , Barcelona ,","place":["Spain"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9630-3676","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Cinzia","family":"Lavarino","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Molecular Oncology, Hospital Sant Joan de D\u00e9u , Barcelona ,","place":["Spain"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7007-3155","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sandra D","family":"Castillo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Oncology, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Deu (IRSJD), Pediatric Cancer Center Barcelona (PCCB) , Barcelona ,","place":["Spain"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1086-8439","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Eul\u00e0lia","family":"Baselga","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology, Hospital Sant Joan de D\u00e9u , Barcelona ,","place":["Spain"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"2026052522563989200_llaf564-B1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"480","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ajhg.2015.01.007","article-title":"A somatic MAP3K3 mutation is associated with verrucous venous malformation","volume":"96","author":"Couto","year":"2015","journal-title":"Am J Hum Genet"},{"key":"2026052522563989200_llaf564-B2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"725","DOI":"10.1097\/DAD.0000000000001963","article-title":"Verrucous venous malformation \u2013 subcutaneous variant","volume":"43","author":"Schmidt","year":"2021","journal-title":"Am J Dermatopathol"},{"key":"2026052522563989200_llaf564-B3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"247","DOI":"10.1001\/archderm.1967.01610030025004","article-title":"Verrucous haemangioma: a clinicopathological study of 21 cases","volume":"96","author":"Imperial","year":"1967","journal-title":"Arch Dermatol"},{"key":"2026052522563989200_llaf564-B4","author":"International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies. 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