Vascular tumor
| Vascular tumor | |
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| Term | Vascular tumor |
| Short definition | vascular tumor - (pronounced) (VAS-kyoo-ler TOO-mer) type of tumor that forms from cells that form blood vessels or lymphatic vessels. Vascular tumors can be benign (noncancerous) or malignant (cancerous) and can occur anywhere in the body. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
vascular tumor - (pronounced) (VAS-kyoo-ler TOO-mer) type of tumor that forms from cells that form blood vessels or lymphatic vessels. Vascular tumors can be benign (noncancerous) or malignant (cancerous) and can occur anywhere in the body. They can form on the skin, in tissues under the skin, and/or in an organ. There are many types of vascular tumors. The most common type of vascular tumor is hemangioma, a benign tumor that usually occurs in infants and goes away on its own
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