Vascular tumor

Vascular tumor
A hemangioma, a benign type of vascular tumor
SpecialtyOncology 

A vascular tumor is a vascular anomaly where a tumor forms from cells that make blood or lymph vessels; a soft tissue growth that can be either benign or malignant. Examples of vascular tumors include hemangiomas, hemangioendotheliomas, Kaposi's sarcomas, angiosarcomas, and hemangioblastomas. An angioma refers to any type of benign vascular tumor.

Some vascular tumors can be associated with serious blood-clotting disorders, making correct diagnosis critical.

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.

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