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Atlas of dermatopathology
Josef Feit, Hana Jedličková, Günter Burg, Luděk Matyska, Spasoje Radovanovic et al.
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+ Introduction
+ Literature
+ Support
+ Skin biopsy
+ Non-tumorous skin diseases
+ Skin tumors
+ Cysts of the skin and subcutis
+ Soft tissue lesions
+ Some lesions of the oral cavity
+ Dermatovenerology
+ Collection of histological slides by prof. Günter Burg
+ Collection of histological slides by prof. Werner Kempf
+ Collection of histological slides of dr. Ram Chandra Adhikari
Capillary hemangioma
Clinical signs
  • some variants present at birth, growth and regression by the age of 8
  • size up to several cm, rarely giant forms
  • lively red color
  • danger of bleeding

Capillary hemangioma (2971)

Capillary hemangioma (750)

Histology

Tumor of the blood vessels of capillary calibre (no elastic fibres nor smooth muscle within the wall, size is variable) and undifferentiated endothelia. The tumor has no capsule,its borders are unsharp. Superficial form often regress. Larger tumors, which have deep parts, do not regress and grow together with the patient.

Capillary hemangioma (2282)

Capillary hemangioma (2283)