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hemangioendothelioma

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hemangioendothelioma /he·man·gio·en·do·the·lio·ma/ (-en?do-the?le-o´mah)
1. a true neoplasm of vascular origin, with proliferation of endothelial cells around the vascular lumen.

he·man·gi·o·en·do·the·li·o·ma (h-mnj--nd-thl-m)
n.
A neoplasm derived from blood vessels, characterized by numerous prominent endothelial cells that occur singly or in aggregates and line vascular tubes or channels.

hemangioendothelioma (hē-man´jēōen´dōthē´lēō´m),
n a malignant tumor formed by proliferation of endothelium of the capillary vessels.

hemangioendothelioma
a hemangioma in which endothelial cells are the predominant component.

malignant hemangioendothelioma


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Tumors Juvenile hemangioma Rapidly involuting congenital hemangioma Noninvoluting congenital hemangioma Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma Tufted angioma * Vascular malformations High-flow Arteriovenous malformation Low-flow Venous malformation Lymphatic malformation Lymphatic-venous malformation Capillary (or venular) malformation (portwine stain)
The effects of a single dose of OXi4503 (100 mg/kg) on tumor blood flow were studied in a mouse model bearing MHEC5-T hemangioendothelioma.
ALHE is believed to be neoplastic in origin and to represent a benign form of a spectrum of vascular proliferations, including epithelioid hemangioendothelioma and epithelioid angiosarcoma.
 
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