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Angioma

Angioma: Introduction

Angioma: Clump of blood or lymph vessels usually in the skin. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Angioma is available below.

Symptoms of Angioma

• Birthmarks - many birthmarks are actually angiomas
  • Strawberry marks - caused by capillary hemangiomas
  • Stork bites - a particularly common type of strawberry birthmark
  • Portwine stains - also called nevus flammeus
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 4 symptoms of Angioma

Treatments for Angioma

• Watchful waiting - many newborn birthmarks disappear over time
• Especially strawberry marks
• Cosmetics - to hide angiomas
• Laser surgery - especially for portwine stains
• Cautery
• more treatments...»

See full list of 6 treatments for Angioma

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Angioma:

• Colon & Rectal Cancer: Home Testing
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Tests
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Tests
• Cancer-Related Home Testing:
• more...»

Wrongly Diagnosed with Angioma?

• Misdiagnosis of Angioma
• Failure to diagnose Angioma
• Hidden causes of Angioma (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Angioma

Angioma: Deaths

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Types of Angioma

• Capillary hemangiomas - also called "Strawberry marks"
• Nevus flammeus - also called "Portwine stains"
• Cavernous hemangiomas
• Spider angiomas - affecting arterioles
• Lymphangiomas - caused by lymph vessels rather than blood vessels
• more types...»

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Angioma: Complications

Read more about complications of Angioma.

Causes of Angioma

• Pregnancy
• Cirrhosis of the liver - causes spider angiomas
• Alcoholic liver disease - causes spider angiomas
• more causes...»

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More information about causes of Angioma:

• Underlying causes of Angioma
• Angioma as a symptom

Disease Topics Related To Angioma

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Angioma:

• Benign vascular tumor
• Senile hemangioma
• Cherry hemangioma
• Strawberry nevus
• Visceral hemangioma
• more related diseases...»

Angioma: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Women's Reproductive Health: diseases that are commonly undiagnosed:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • PCOS -- Undiagnosed
  • Chlamydia -- Undiagnosed
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cervical Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Breast Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Angioma

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Angioma: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Cancer Specialists:
  • Oncology (Cancer specialists)
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Pediatric Hematology / Oncology (Child Cancer/Leukemia)
  • Radiation Oncology (Diagnostic/X-rays)
  • Gynecological Oncology
  • Hematology (Blood/Leukemia Specialists)
  • Colon & Rectal Surgery
• more specialists...»

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Hospitals & Clinics: Angioma

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Angioma:

• Cancer (Oncology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

Hospital & Clinic quality ratings »

Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Angioma, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experience Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Angioma: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Women's Reproductive Health -- rare types of diseases:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • PCOS -- Rare Types
  • Chlamydia -- Rare Types
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Rare Types
  • Cervical Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Breast Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Rare Types
  • more ...»
• more rare diseases...»

Statistics for Angioma

• Medical statistics for Angioma
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Angioma
• Death and Mortality statistics for Angioma
• Society statistics for Angioma
• Symptom statistics for Angioma

Angioma: Broader Related Topics

• Birthmark
• Circulatory system conditions
• Benign tumors
• more types...»

Types of Angioma

Angioma Message Boards

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  • More user stories

User Interactive Forums

Read about other experiences, ask a question about Angioma, or answer someone else's question, on our message boards:

• I can not get a diagnosis. Please help.
• Tell us your medical story.
• Share your misdiagnosis story.
• What is the best treatment for this?
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Definitions of Angioma:

Benign tumor made up of newly formed blood vessels. - (Source - Diseases Database)

A tumor consisting of a mass of blood or lymphatic vessels - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

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