Cavernous hemangioma of the cephalic vein.
Although capillary and venous hemangiomas are common problems in children, cavernous hemangiomas of extremity veins in adults are unusual. Successful operative removal of a cavernous hemangioma in the right forearm of a 37-year-old man is described. To the author's knowledge, such lesions in named upper-extremity veins have not previously been reported.
Jarrett
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Department of Surgery, Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
D000328:Adult; D016121:Brachiocephalic Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000473:pathology; D005542:Forearm / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010690:Phlebography; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*