Other vascular tumours

Other vascular tumors

There are other types of vascular tumours, including:

• Tufted angioma (with or without Kasabach Merritt syndrome)
• Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma (with or without Kasabach Merritt syndrome)
• Spindle cell hemangioendothelioma
• Other, rare hemangioendotheliomas (epithelioid, composite, retiform, polymorphous, Dabska tumor, lymphangioendotheliomatosis, etc.)
• Dermatologic acquired vascular tumors (pyogenic granuloma, targetoid hemangioma, glomeruloid hemangioma, microvenular hemangioma, etc.)

These types of tumors are very rare – please seek specialist advice if you or your child has been diagnosed with any of the above.

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