User:Mr. Ibrahem/Vascular tumor
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| A hemangioma, a benign type of vascular tumor | |
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| Specialty | Oncology |
| Symptoms | Bleeding, pain[2] |
| Types | Infantile hemangioma, congenital hemangioma, tuft angioma, pyogenic granuloma, angiofibroma, lymphangioma, hemangioendothelioma, Kaposi sarcoma, and angiosarcoma.[3][2] |
| Differential diagnosis | Vascular malformations[3] |
| Treatment | Observation, beta blockers, photocoagulation, embolization, surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy[4] |
| Frequency | Infantile hemangiomas 5%, others rare[2] |
Vascular tumors are a type of growth that forms from cells that make blood vessels or lymph vessels.[1] In around 30% of cases they are visible at birth while most of the rest form later in childhood.[3] Many will grow and than resolve spontaneously.[3] Symptoms may include bleeding or pain.[2] Complications of some types include blood-clotting problems.[5]
The most common type is infantile hemangioma.[3] Other types include congenital hemangioma, tuft angioma, pyogenic granuloma, angiofibroma, lymphangioma, hemangioendothelioma, Kaposi sarcoma, and angiosarcoma.[3][2] They can be benign or cancerous.[1] Diagnosis is by examination, medical imaging, and occasionally biopsy.[4]
Treatment depends on the specific type of tumor.[4] Options may range from observation, to beta blockers, steroids, photocoagulation, embolization, surgery, radiation therapy, or chemotherapy.[4] NSAIDs may be used to help with pain.[4]
Infantile hemangiomas occur in about 5% of babies.[2] Other vascular tumors are rare.[2] Lymphangiomas representing about 4% of vascular tumors.[6] Vascular tumors were historically described as "birthmarks".[3] In the mid 1800s Rudolf Virchow created the first classification system, while the current classification system was originally proposed in 1982.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms". National Cancer Institute. 2 February 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Childhood Vascular Tumors Treatment (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version - National Cancer Institute". www.cancer.gov. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Sepulveda, A; Buchanan, EP (May 2014). "Vascular tumors". Seminars in plastic surgery. 28 (2): 49–57. doi:10.1055/s-0034-1376260. PMID 25045329.
- ^ a b c d e "Childhood Vascular Tumors Treatment (PDQ®)–Patient Version - National Cancer Institute". www.cancer.gov. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ Johnson, EF; Davis, DM; Tollefson, MM; Fritchie, K; Gibson, LE (April 2018). "Vascular Tumors in Infants: Case Report and Review of Clinical, Histopathologic, and Immunohistochemical Characteristics of Infantile Hemangioma, Pyogenic Granuloma, Noninvoluting Congenital Hemangioma, Tufted Angioma, and Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma". The American Journal of Dermatopathology. 40 (4): 231–239. doi:10.1097/DAD.0000000000000983. PMID 29561329.
- ^ DeLong, Leslie; Burkhart, Nancy W. (2007). General and Oral Pathology for the Dental Hygienist. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 417. ISBN 978-0-7817-5546-7.