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hemangioma
(redirected from cavernous hemangioma)

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he·man·gi·o·ma  (h-mnj-m)
n. pl. he·man·gi·o·mas also he·man·gi·o·ma·ta (-m-t)
A benign skin lesion consisting of dense, usually elevated masses of dilated blood vessels.
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Noun1.hemangioma - benign angioma consisting of a mass of blood vessels; some appear as birthmarks
haemangioma
angioma - a tumor consisting of a mass of blood or lymphatic vessels
strawberry haemangioma, strawberry hemangioma - a congenital bright red superficial vascular tumor resembling a strawberry; tends to decrease in size during childhood
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However, unlike the histology seen in these 3 cases, most of the hemangiomas that have been reported in the sinonasal region were either classic capillary hemangiomas, (15) cavernous hemangiomas, (16) or ossifying angiomas.
Vascular hamartoma of the paranasal sinuses: report of 3 rare cases ... by Mannan, A.A.S. Rifat; Sharma, Mehar C.; Singh, Manoj K.; Bahadur, Sudhir; Hatimota, Pradeep / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Cunningham T, Lawrie GM, Stavinoha J Jr, Quinones MA, Zoghbi WA Cavernous hemangioma of the right ventricle: echocardiographicpathologic correlates.
Intracardiac vascularized mass / Intrakardiyak vaskularize kitle by Gundogdu, Fuat; Arslan, Sakir; Baris, Nezihi / The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology (Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi)
2) CMs have also been called cavernous hemangioma or cavernoma, but more recently the term cavernous malformation has become more widely accepted, explicitly distinguishing these lesions from true vascular neoplasms as suggested by the term angioma.
Surgical management of intracranial cavernous malformations: the ... by Nanda, Anil / Southern Medical Journal
 
 
 
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