Preferred Label : cavernous angioma;
RADLEX synonyms : cavernous malformation; cavernous hemangioma;
Definition : A vascular malformation of developmental origin characterized pathologically by ectasia
of superficial dermal capillaries, and clinically by persistent macular erythema.
In the past, port wine stains have frequently been termed capillary hemangiomas, which
they are not; unfortunately this confusing practice persists: hemangioma, capillary
is neoplastic, a port-wine stain is non-neoplastic. Port-wine stains vary in color
from fairly pale pink to deep red or purple and in size from a few millimeters to
many centimeters in diameter. The face is the most frequently affected site and they
are most often unilateral. (From Rook et al., Textbook of Dermatology, 5th ed, p483)
[MeSH];
UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0235752;
Origin ID : RID3973;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
A vascular malformation of developmental origin characterized pathologically by ectasia
of superficial dermal capillaries, and clinically by persistent macular erythema.
In the past, port wine stains have frequently been termed capillary hemangiomas, which
they are not; unfortunately this confusing practice persists: hemangioma, capillary
is neoplastic, a port-wine stain is non-neoplastic. Port-wine stains vary in color
from fairly pale pink to deep red or purple and in size from a few millimeters to
many centimeters in diameter. The face is the most frequently affected site and they
are most often unilateral. (From Rook et al., Textbook of Dermatology, 5th ed, p483)
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