telangiectatic

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tel·an·gi·ec·tat·ic

(tel-an'jē-ek-tat'ik),

Relating to or marked by telangiectasia.

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tel·an·gi·ec·tat·ic

(tel-an'jē-ek-tat'ik)

Relating to or marked by telangiectasia.

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telangiectasia

, telangiectasis (tel-an?je-ek-ta'ze-a) (-ek'ta-sis) [Gr. telos, end, + angeion, vessel, + ektasis, dilatation]

TELANGIECTASIA

A vascular lesion formed by dilatation of a group of small blood vessels. It may appear as a birthmark or become apparent in young children. It may also be caused by long-term sun exposure. Although the lesion may occur anywhere on the skin, it is seen most frequently on the face and thighs. See: illustrationtelangiectatic, adjective

hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia

A disease transmitted by autosomal dominant inheritance marked by thinness of the walls of the blood vessels of the nose, skin, and digestive tract, as well as a tendency to hemorrhage. Synonym: Rendu-Osler-Weber syndrome

telangiectasia lymphatica

A tumor composed of dilated lymph vessels.

spider telangiectasia

Stellate angioma.

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Dilated fundus examination of the left eye revealed multiple telangiectatic and irregular, dilated aneurysmal retinal vessels, subtotal exudative retinal detachment with extensive deep and subretinal lipid exudates with a well-defined macular edema as shown in [Figure 1].

A case of coats' disease of adult onset: Rare association with prognostic consequences of refractoriness

The indications for surgical resection of HA have been refined during the period covered in this paper, but in general symptomatic patients: HA which increase in size despite discontinuing OC, patients at risk for developing bleeding (tumour size [greater than or equal to] 5 cm) or patients at risk for malignant transformation (men, older women, tumour size [greater than or equal to] 5cm, telangiectatic type inflammatory HA and [beta]-catenin mutated subtypes).

Resection of benign liver tumours: an analysis of 62 consecutive cases treated in an academic referral centre

This plaque had bright-red papules, telangiectatic in appearance with a surrounding area darker in colour (Figure 2).

Different Clinical Features of Acral Abortive Hemangiomas

Caption: Figure 4: Microscopic findings, showing that the vessels in the dark brown spots were telangiectatic and thin walled, with intimal hyperplasia (hematoxylin and eosin staining, x20).

Splenic involvement in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia

In all cases, the "telangiectatic spot" on tongue almost disappeared or decreased in size [Figure 1]b.

Thalidomide Effects in Patients with Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia During Therapeutic Treatment and in Fli-EGFP Transgenic Zebrafish Model

and oedematous with non-leaking telangiectatic and tortuous blood

Congenital abnormalities of the optic nerve: this first article in a two-part series on optic nerve abnormalities concentrates on congenital conditions with a selection of case studies and short discussion

Noduloulcerative basal cell carcinoma begins as a small, waxy nodule that often shows a few small telangiectatic vessels on its surface.

Retrospective study of papulonodular skin lesions and their clinopathological correlation

General examination revealed telangiectatic papules over the cheeks (Fig.

Early renal surveillance: a necessity in a child with tuberous sclerosis complex

We present a patient with aneurysmal bone cyst of foot who developed a telangiectatic osteosarcoma with metastases in the inguinal lymph nodes four years later.

From aneurysmal bone cyst to telangiectatic osteosarcoma with metastasis in inguinal lymph nodes--case report/OD aneurizmalne kostane ciste do telangiektaticnog osteosarkoma sa metastazom u ingvinalnim limfnim cvorovima--prikaz slucaja

Prominent dilated, telangiectatic blood vessels were noted within the superficial dermis with an associated lymphohistiocytic inflammatory infiltrate.

Toxic erythema of chemotherapy following leukemia cutis

Occasionally these lesions may be highly vascular with marked hemorrhage on cut surface, these are referred to as telangiectatic osteosarcomas.