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Hemangioma
Etiology

Congenital
May be part of von Hippel-Lindau disease
Pathogenesis

Unknown,
Epidemiology

Rare
General Gross Description

Bluish red mass
Spongy, soft, may be pulsatile in situ
•Examples:
Pulmonary Hemangioma (External View)
General Microscopic Description

Mass of blood vessels which may be capillary, arterial, venous or vessels with characteristics of both arteries and veins
Thrombosis and recanalization may be present
•Examples:
References

Cotran RS, Kumar V, Robbins SL: Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease. 5th edition. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, 1994, pp. 507.

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Hemangioma
Synopsis by: Melinda Sanders M.D. (T28000M91200)[129]
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