| Hemangioma
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Etiology
• Congenital
• May be part of von Hippel-Lindau disease
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Pathogenesis
• Unknown,
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Epidemiology
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Rare
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General Gross Description
• Bluish red mass
• Spongy, soft, may be pulsatile in situ
•Examples:
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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:
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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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