Vascular tumors.
Proliferative conditions involving blood vessels and masses that mimic vascular tumors can present to hand surgeons. Patient age at presentation can range from neonates with congenital tumors to adults with malignancies, such as angiosarcoma. This article reviews three basic categories of vascular tumors in the upper extremity: benign, congenital,and malignant.
Walsh
John J
JJ
University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics, Section of Hand Surgery, 2 Medical Park, Suite 404, Columbia, SC 29203, USA. jwalsh@medpark.sc.edu
Eady
John L
JL
D005918:Glomus Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D017789:Granuloma, Pyogenic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009383:Neoplasms, Vascular Tissue / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy