Classification of Vascular Tumors – howMed

Vascular tumors may be classified as follows:

Benign Tumors

Hemangiomas Capillary hemangioma Cavernous hemangioma

Pyogenic granuloma

Lymphangioma Simple (capillary) lymphangioma

Cavernous lymphangioma (cystic hygroma)

Glomus Tumors

Vascular Ectasias Nevus flammeus Spider telangiectasia (arterial spider)

Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (Osler Weber Rendu disease)

Reactive Vascular Proliferations
Bacillary angiomatosis

Intermediate Grade Tumors

Kaposci sarcoma
Hemangioendothelioma

Malignant Tumors

Angiosarcoma
Hemangiopericytoma

Image: Kaposci sarcoma, courtesy of M. Sand, D. Sand, C. Thrandorf, V. Paech, P. Altmeyer, F. G. Bechara