angioblastoma
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[an″je-o-blas-to´mah]a blood vessel tumor arising from the meninges of the brain or spinal cord; called also angioblastic meningioma.
he·man·gi·o·blas·to·ma
(he-man'jē-ō-blas-tō'mă),A benign neoplasm frequently arising in the cerebellum composed of capillary vessel-forming endothelial cells and stromal cells; a slowly growing tumor that affects, primarily, middle-aged individuals; increased incidence in von Hippel-Lindau disease.
Synonym(s): angioblastoma, Lindau tumor
angioblastoma
/an·gio·blas·to·ma/ (an″je-o-blas-to´mah)1. hemangioblastoma.
angioblastoma
[an′jē·ōblastō′mə] pl. angioblastomas, angioblastomata
Etymology: Gk, angeion, vessel, blastos, germ, oma
a tumor of blood vessels in the brain. Kinds of angioblastomas are angioblastic meningioma and cerebellar angioblastoma.
angioblastoma
(1) Angiosarcoma.(2) Giant cell angioblastoma.
(3) Hemangioendothelioma.
(4) Tufted angioma.
he·man·gi·o·blas·to·ma
(hē-man'jē-ō-blas-tō'mă)A benign cerebellar neoplasm composed of capillary vessel-forming endothelial cells and stromal cells; a slowly growing tumor that affects, primarily, middle-aged individuals; increased incidence in von Hippel-Lindau disease.
Synonym(s): angioblastoma, Lindau tumor, haemangioblastoma.
Synonym(s): angioblastoma, Lindau tumor, haemangioblastoma.
angioblastoma
a term applied to certain blood-vessel tumors of the brain.