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hemangioma /he·man·gi·o·ma/ (he-man″je-o´mah) 1. a benign tumor, usually in infants or children, made up of newly formed blood vessels and resulting from malformation of angioblastic tissue of fetal life. 2. a benign or malignant vascular tumor resembling the classic type but occurring at any age. ameloblastic hemangioma hemangioameloblastoma. capillary hemangioma 1. the most common type, having closely packed aggregations of capillaries, usually of normal caliber, separated by scant connective stroma. cavernous hemangioma a red-blue spongy tumor with a connective tissue framework enclosing large, cavernous, vascular spaces containing blood. sclerosing hemangioma a form of benign fibrous histiocytoma having histiocytic and fibroblastic elements, numerous blood vessels, and hemosiderin deposits. strawberry hemangioma 1. a red, firm, dome-shaped hemangioma seen at birth or soon after, usually on the head or neck, that grows rapidly and usually regresses and involutes without scarring. 2. vascular nevus. venous hemangioma a cavernous hemangioma in which the dilated vessels have thick, fibrous walls.
cavernous hemangioma Etymology: L, caverna, hollow place; Gk, haima, blood, oma, tumor a benign, congenital red or purple tumor consisting of enlarged blood vessels. The scalp, face, and neck are the most common sites, but these tumors have been found in the liver and other organs. Superficial cavernous hemangiomas are friable and easily infected if the skin is broken. Treatment includes observation, irradiation, sclerosing solutions, and laser surgery and excisional surgery. Also called angioma cavernosum, cavernoma. Compare capillary hemangioma, nevus flammeus. cavernous pertaining to a hollow, or containing hollow spaces. cavernous hemangioma see telangiectasia. cavernous sinus see cavernous sinus. cavernous hemangioma Cavernoma, stork bites, strawberry mark
Dermatology A benign, painless, red-purple vascular skin lesion that develops after birth and usually disappears in early childhood Management Local steroid injections may ↓ size; surgery How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Juvenile hemangioma" is well recognized as only a clinical term, since a capillary hemangioma can occur in a juvenile setting, as can a cavernous hemangioma. The most common differential diagnosis is cavernous hemangioma, which is filled with red blood cells and lacks valve structures. There have been 2 cases of a similar cavernous hemangioma of the optic nerve in which growth was documented. |
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