vascular tumors Flashcards
vascular tumors - types
- angiosarcoma 2 kaposi 3. bacillary angiomatosis
- Cystic hygroma 5. Glomus tumor 6. Pyogenic granuloma 7. Strawberry hemangioma
- Cherry hemangioma
angiosarcoma - typical occurs in (areas)
SUN EXPOSED AREAS
head
neck
breast
angiosarcoma - definition / age
Rare blood vessel malignancy
usually in elderly
angiosarcoma is associated with
radiation therapy
chronic postmastectomy lymphadema
hepatic angiosarcoma is associated with
- vinyl chloride
2. arsenic exposures
angiosarcoma - course
very aggressive and and difficult to resect due to delay in diagnosis
Bacillary angiomatosis
Bening CAPILLARY skin papules found in AIDS patiens
Bacillary angiomatosis is found in
AIDS patients
Bacillary angiomatosis is caused by
Bartonella henselae
Bacillary angiomatosis is frequently mistaken for
Kaposi sarcoma
Bacillary angiomatosis instead of Kaposi sarcoma
Bacillary angiomatosis has neutrophilic infiltrate
Cherry hemangioma
bening CAPILLARY hemangioma of the elderly
Cherry hemangioma - progression in time
does not regress
Cherry hemangioma - frequency
increased with age
Cystic hygroma
CARVENOUS lymphangioma of the neck
Cystic hygroma is associated with … / area
Turner syndrome
area: neck
Glomus tumor - area
under fingernails
Glomus tumor?
Benign, painful, red blue tumor under fingernails
Glomus tumor arises from
modified SMCs of the thermoregulatory glomus bodies
Kaposi sarcoma?
endothelial malignancy
kaposi sarcoma - area
MC in skin, but also month, GI tract and respiratory tract
Kaposi sarcoma is associated with
HHV-8 and HIV
Kaposi sarcoma instead of Bacillary angiomatosis (histology)
Kaposi sarcoma has lymphocytic infiltrate
Bacillary angiomatosis vs kaposi sarcoma
Bacillary angiomatosis has neutrophilic infiltrate
Kaposi sarcoma has lymphocytic infiltrate