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![]() | Media file 1: Cortical thickening of the tibia adjacent to an intramuscular hemangioma of the leg. |
![]() | Media file 2: Radiograph showing phleboliths in an intramuscular hemangioma of the thigh. |
![]() | Media file 4: MRI (sagittal cut) illustrating the jailhouse appearance of a vertebral hemangioma. |
![]() | Media file 5: Axial cut on CT scan illustrating the polka dot appearance of an intraosseous vertebral hemangioma. |
![]() | Media file 7: MRI of a pedunculated synovial hemangioma of the knee. (T2 image with time to repetition [TR]=25.4, time to echo [TE]=9.0/1.) |
![]() | Media file 8: Radiograph of a vertebral hemangioma illustrating the corduroy or jailhouse appearance of striations. |
![]() | Media file 9: Radiograph of a patient with Gorham disease showing dissolution of bone. |
![]() | Media file 10: Low-power view of the histology of an intramuscular hemangioma. Note the vascular channels. |
![]() | Media file 11: High-power view of the histology of an intramuscular hemangioma. Red blood cells are visible within the vascular channels. |
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Keywords
hemangioma, benign vascular tumor, senile hemangioma, cherry hemangioma, strawberry nevus, visceral hemangioma, intramuscular hemangioma, hemangioma of the bone, hemangiomatosis, skeletal-extraskeletal angiomatosis, vertebral hemangioma, Kasabach-Merritt syndrome, tumor-induced osteomalacia, Gorham disease, disappearing bone disease, osteolysis, hemangiomatous disease, enchondromatosis, Maffucci syndrome, synovial hemangioma, osseous hemangioma










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