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A vascular anomaly due to proliferation of BLOOD VESSELS that forms a tumor-like mass. The common types involve CAPILLARIES and VEINS. It can occur anywhere in the body but is most frequently noticed in the SKIN and SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE. (from Stedman, 27th ed, 2000)
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- Hemangiomas
- Angioma
- Chorangioma
- Chorioangioma
- Hemangioma, Histiocytoid
- Hemangioma, Intramuscular
- Chorangiomas
- Chorioangiomas
- Hemangiomas, Histiocytoid
- Hemangiomas, Intramuscular
- Histiocytoid Hemangioma
- Histiocytoid Hemangiomas
- Intramuscular Hemangioma
- Intramuscular Hemangiomas
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.
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coordinate IM with pre-coordinated organ/neoplasm term (IM); note specific hemangioma terms are also available
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Hemangioma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006391. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006391
- Hemangioma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemangioma
- Hemangioma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q861028