Radiology Lexicon

Last uploaded: November 19, 2024
Preferred Name

hemangioendothelioma
Synonyms
Definitions

A neoplasm derived from blood vessels, characterized by numerous prominent endothelial cells that occur singly, in aggregates, and as the lining of congeries of vascular tubes or channels. Hemangioendotheliomas are relatively rare and are of intermediate malignancy (between benign hemangiomas and conventional angiosarcomas). They affect men and women about equally and rarely develop in childhood. (From Stedman, 25th ed; Holland et al., Cancer Medicine, 3d ed, p1866) [MeSH]

ID

http://www.radlex.org/RID/RID3988

Definition

A neoplasm derived from blood vessels, characterized by numerous prominent endothelial cells that occur singly, in aggregates, and as the lining of congeries of vascular tubes or channels. Hemangioendotheliomas are relatively rare and are of intermediate malignancy (between benign hemangiomas and conventional angiosarcomas). They affect men and women about equally and rarely develop in childhood. (From Stedman, 25th ed; Holland et al., Cancer Medicine, 3d ed, p1866) [MeSH]

label

RID3988

Preferred_name

hemangioendothelioma

prefixIRI

RID1:RID3988

prefLabel

hemangioendothelioma

UMLS_ID

C0018915

subClassOf

http://www.radlex.org/RID/RID3964

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