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Definition / general | Case reports | Microscopic (histologic) description | Microscopic (histologic) images | Differential diagnosis | Additional referencesCite this page: DePond W. Hemangioma-lymph nodes. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/lymphnodeshemangioma.html. Accessed January 19th, 2025.
Definition / general
- Rare as primary lymph node tumor, usually an extension of soft tissue tumor
- May represent a metastasis from epithelioid hemangioma of bone (Int J Surg Pathol 2006;14:9) or pulmonary sclerosing hemangioma (Arch Pathol Lab Med 2003;127:321, Ann Thorac Surg 2005;80:2351)
Case reports
- 4 year old boy with inguinal node hemangioma (Arch Pathol Lab Med 1989;113:804)
- 21 year old woman with hemangiomas of small bowel and local lymph nodes (J Clin Pathol 2000;53:552)
Microscopic (histologic) description
- Resembles hemangiomas at other sites
- Discrete mass lesion, either capillary or cavernous
- May be highly cellular or epithelioid
Microscopic (histologic) images
AFIP images
Hemangioma
Capillary / cavernous hemangioma
Epithelioid hemangioma
Lobular capillary hemangioma
Cellular hemangioma
Differential diagnosis
- Kimura disease: inflammatory process with prominent vessels
- Other vascular tumors
- Vascular transformation of sinuses: limited to sinuses
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