Vascular tumor
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A vascular tumor is a tumor of vascular origin; a soft tissue growth that can be either benign or malignant, formed from blood vessels or lymph vessels.[1] Examples of vascular tumors include hemangiomas, lymphangiomas, hemangioendotheliomas, Kaposi's sarcomas, angiosarcomas, and hemangioblastomas. An angioma refers to any type of benign vascular tumor.[2]
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A hemangioma, a benign type of vascular tumor | |
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Some vascular tumors can be associated with serious blood-clotting disorders, making correct diagnosis critical.[3]
A vascular tumor may be described in terms of being highly vascularized, or poorly vascularized, referring to the degree of blood supply to the tumor.