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benign capillary hemangioma of infancy
regresses spontaneously at 5-8 years |
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benign capillary hemangioma of elderly
does not regress, freq inc with age |
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polypoid capillary hemangioma - can ulcerate and bleed
associated with trauma and pregnancy |
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cavernous lymphangioma of neck
assocaited with Turner syndrome |
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genign, painful, red-blue tumor under fingernails
arises from modified smooth muscle cells of glomus body |
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enign capillary sin papules in AIDS pts
caused by Bartonella henselae infections, freq mistaken for Kaposi's sarcoma |
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rare blood vessel malignancy in head, neck, breast
assocaited with pts receiving radiation therapy, esp for br CA and Hodgkin's lymphoma
very aggressive and difficult to resect due to delay in dx |
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| lymphatic malignancy associated with persistent lymphedema (eg post-radical mastectomy) |
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endothelial malignancy of skin, maybe mouth, GI, resp tract
associated with HHV-8 and HIV
freq mistaken for bacillary angiomatosis |
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