asmi Forum Hero
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| | 07/04/04 - 06:51 PM  
 
   
 
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what is the difference between capillary and cavernous hemangioma ?
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| mdwannabe Forum Guru
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| | 07/07/04 - 01:41 PM  
 
   
 
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I think it is the size of vessel that is involved in the tumor that determines the name.
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| usmleasr Forum Guru
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| | 07/07/04 - 05:40 PM  
 
   
 
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capillary hemangioma tends to be superficial and involute completely... http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/0... this link is good 
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| asmi Forum Hero
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| | 07/07/04 - 09:42 PM  
 
   
 
|   #4 |
Thanks MDwannabe and usmleasr the difference was superficial dermal vessels(capillary) and deeper dermal vessels(cavernous)
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