Svensk definition
En kärlavvikelse orsakad av förökning av blodkärl som bildar en tumörliknande massa. De vanliga typerna innefattar kapillärer och vener. Det kan uppstå var som helst i kroppen men hittas ofta under huden och i subkutan vävnad.
Hemangioma
Hemangiom
Engelsk definition
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)
Svenska synonymer
Angiom — Blodkärlstumör — Intramuskulärt hemangiom
Engelska synonymer
Hemangiomas — Hemangioma, Intramuscular — Hemangiomas, Intramuscular — Intramuscular Hemangioma — Intramuscular Hemangiomas — Hemangioma, Histiocytoid — Hemangiomas, Histiocytoid — Histiocytoid Hemangioma — Histiocytoid Hemangiomas — Angioma — Chorioangioma — Chorioangiomas — Chorangioma — Chorangiomas