Vascular Tumors Flashcards

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Strawberry hemangioma

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Benign capillary hemangioma of infancy. Appears in first few weeks of life; goes rapidly and regresses spontaneously at 5 to 8 years of age.

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Cherry hemangioma

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Benign capillary hemangioma of elderly. Does NOT regress. Frequency increases with age.

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Pyogenic granuloma

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Polypoid capillary hemangioma that can ulcerate and bleed. Associated with trauma and pregnancy.

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Cystic hygroma

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Cavernous hemangioma of the neck. Associated with Turner’s Syndrome.

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Glomus tumor

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Benign, painful, red-blue tumor under fingernails. Arises from modified smooth muscle cells of gloms body.

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Bacillary angiomatosis

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Benign capillary skin papules found in AIDS patients. Caused by Bartonella henselae. Often mistaken for Kaposis’s sarcoma.

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Angiosarcoma

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Highly lethal malignancy of the liver. Associated with vinyl chloride, arsenic, and ThO2 (Thorotrast) exposure.

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Lymphangiosarcoma

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Lymphatic malignancy associated with persistent lymphedema (e.g., post-radical mastectomy).

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Kaposi’s sarcoma

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Endothelial malignancy of the skin associated with HHV-8 and HIV. Often mistaken for bacillary angiomatosis.

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