vascular tumors

Question 1

strawberry hemangioma

Answer 1

bening capillary hemangioma of infancy, appears in first few weeks of life, grows rapidly, and regress spintaneous at 5-8 years old

Question 2

cherry hemangioma

Answer 2

bening capillary hemangioma of the elderly does not regress

Question 3

pyogenic granuloma

Answer 3

polypoid capillary hemangioma that can ulcerate and bleed. assoc with trauma and pregnancy

Question 4

cystic hygroma

Answer 4

cavernous lymphangioma of the neck assoc with turner syndrome

Question 5

glomus tumor

Answer 5

benign, painful, red blue tumor under fingernails arrised from modified smooth muscle cells of glomus body

Question 6

bacillary angiomatosis

Answer 6

bening capillary skin papules found in aids patients, cause by bartonella henselae infections, common mistaken for kaposis sarcoma

Question 7

angiosarcoma

Answer 7

rare blood vellel malignancy typically occuring in the head neck and breast areas. usaually elderly, on sun exposed areas, assoc with radtion therapy, arsenic exposure very aggressive!

Question 8

lymphangiosarcoma

Answer 8

lymphatic malignancy associated with persistent lymphedema (post-radical mysectomy)

Question 9

karposi sarcoma

Answer 9

endothelial malignancy most cmmonly of the skin but also mouth, GI and respiratory tract. assoc with HHV 8, HIV