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Hemangiomas are often seen in what population?
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children
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What is the course for most strawberry hemangiomas?
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present at birth->rapidly grow for several months->regress at 1-3y/o->most gone by 7y/o
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These benign lesions are seen in skin, mucous membranes, liver, and CNS.
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cavernous
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Pyogenic granulomas are ulcerated polypoid variants of what other lesion?
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capillary (strawberry) hemangioma
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What benign tumors are very painful and is found in distal phalanges and in nail beds?
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glomus tumors
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Abnormally prominent capillaries, venules, and arterioles in skin or mucous membranes are called what?
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vascular ectasia
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A port wine stain is an example of what?
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nevus flammeus (a kind of vascular ectasia)
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What is the syndrome that presents with port wine stain on the face and mental retardation?
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sturge-weber syndrome
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Minute focal subcutaneous arterioles arranged in radial fashion with a central core are called what? When do they occur?
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1. spider telangiectasis
2. pregnancy and cirrhosis |
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Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia is also called what? What is common presentation?
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1. osler-weber-rendu disease
2. epistaxis |
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Bacillary Angiomatosis can be fatal if not treated. What is the offending organism?
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bartonella henselae
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Is a Simple Lymphangioma benign or malignant?
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benign
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What benign tumor looks like a cavernous hemangioma but without blood cells?
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cystic hygroma
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What grade tumor is a hemangioendothelioma?
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intermediate
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Kaposi's sarcomas come in 4 types, what are they?
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1. mediterranean
2. lymphadenopathic (african) 3. transplant associated 4. AIDS associated |
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T or F: lymphadenopathic kaposi's sarcoma occurs in young men and is aggressive.
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true
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What lesion will produce slit-like vascular spaces in the dermis of the skin under the microscope?
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kaposi's sarcoma
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What is the most malignant of the vascular tumors? What factors can cause this to occur in the liver?
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1. angiosarcoma-rapidly fatal
2. pesticides and polyvinyl chloride |
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Hemangiopericytoma is rare and occurs where?
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1. lower extremities
2. retroperitoneum |
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Are heart tumors rare?
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yes (usually they are the result of metastasis)
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What is the most common primary heart tumor? Where do these occur most often?
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1. myxoma ("wrecking ball")
2. fossa ovale |
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What is the most common primary heart tumor in children?
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rhabdomyomas
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What is the most common malignant heart tumor?
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angiosarcoma
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The neoplasm with the greatest propensity to metastasize to heart is what?
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melanoma
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