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cavernous lymphangioma

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lymphangioma /lym·phan·gi·o·ma/ (-o´mah) a tumor composed of newly formed lymph spaces and channels.
cavernous lymphangioma 
1. a deeply seated lymphangioma composed of cavernous lymphatic spaces and occurring in the head or neck.
cystic lymphangioma  cystic hygroma.

cavernous lymphangioma
n.
Conspicuous dilation of lymphatic vessels in a circumscribed region, frequently with the formation of lymph-filled cavities.

cavernous lymphangioma.
lymphangioma
a tumor composed of newly formed lymph spaces and channels.

cavernous lymphangioma
dilatation of the lymphatic vessels, resulting in cavities filled with lymph.
cystic lymphangioma, lymphangioma cysticum
a cystic growth thought to originate from a developmental anomaly of the primitive lymphatic spaces.


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Findings on histologic analysis of the surgical specimen were consistent with a cavernous lymphangioma.
 
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