Diseases

Cavernous Hemangioma

A vascular anomaly that is a collection of tortuous BLOOD VESSELS and connective tissue. This tumor-like mass with the large vascular space is filled with blood and usually appears as a strawberry-like lesion in the subcutaneous areas of the face, extremities, or other regions of the body including the central nervous system.

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Abstract

A vascular anomaly that is a collection of tortuous BLOOD VESSELS and connective tissue. This tumor-like mass with the large vascular space is filled with blood and usually appears as a strawberry-like lesion in the subcutaneous areas of the face, extremities, or other regions of the body including the central nervous system.

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous
  • Strawberry Hemangiomas
  • Cavernous Hemangiomas
  • Hemangioma, Strawberry
  • Hemangiomas, Cavernous
  • Hemangiomas, Strawberry
  • Strawberry Hemangioma
  • Angioma, Cavernous
  • Cavernous Angioma

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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coordinate IM with pre-coordinated organ/neoplasm term (IM)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cavernous Hemangioma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006392. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006392
  2. Cavernous Hemangioma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavernous_hemangioma
  3. Cavernous Hemangioma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1737261