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
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