Neoplastic Process
cavernous hemangioma
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Subclass of:
Vascular Hemostatic Disorders;
Hemangioma
Definitions related to hemangioma, cavernous:
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(cavernous hemangioma) A hemangioma characterized by the presence of cavernous vascular spaces.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(cavernous hemangioma) The presence of a cavernous hemangioma. A hemangioma characterized by large endothelial spaces (caverns) is called a cavernous hemangioma.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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A vascular anomaly that is a collection of tortuous BLOOD VESSELS and connective tissue. This tumor-like mass with the large vascular space is filled with blood and usually appears as a strawberry-like lesion in the subcutaneous areas of the face, extremities, or other regions of the body including the central nervous system.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Cavernous hemangiomas are the most common intraorbital tumors found in adults. These benign, vascular lesions are slow growing and can manifest as a painless, progressively proptotic eye.WebMD, 2019
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