Angioma (patient information)
| Angioma (patient information) | |
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|---|---|
| A capillary haemangioma | |
| ICD-10 | D18.0 |
| ICD-9 | 228.0 |
| ICD-O: | Template:ICDO |
| DiseasesDB | 30033 |
| MedlinePlus | 001459 |
| eMedicine | orthoped/499 |
| MeSH | D006391 |
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What is angioma?
Angioma, is also called hemangioma, cavernous hemangioma and strawberry nevus. It is an abnormal build up of blood vessels in the skin or internal organs such as liver and brain. It is not a true cancer. Usual signs in the skin are a red to reddish-purple raised sore on the skin, or a massive raised tumor with blood vessels. Angioma in internal organs can be checked out by regular examinations. Patients may feel no discomfortable. Angioma in skin can be diagnosed by a dermatologist and internal organs angioma can be detected by image scan.
How do I know if I have angioma and what are the symptoms of angioma?
Skin angioma: Skin angioma can be diagnosed by your dermatologist. Most hemangiomas are on the face and neck and the usual signs are the following:
- A red to reddish-purple, raised sore on the skin
- A massive, raised tumor with blood vessels
Internal organ angioma: Patients with internal organ angioma may not feel any discomfortable at the beginning. When the angioma grows larger, some symptoms may appear.
- Pain: This is the compression of angioma on normal tissues.
- Bleeding: The wall of angioma is very weak. The angioma has the risk of rupturing and bleeding. When bleeding, it is dangerous and can cause death.
- Dysfunction of the internal organs: In liver, the angioma can cause liver dysfunction and appear jaundice and dyspepsia. In brain, large angioma can compress important nervous center and may cause feeling disorders, movements disorders and even hemiplegia.
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Copyleft Sources
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001459.htm
http://www.angiomaalliance.org/pages.aspx?content=60