Term: angioblastoma or Tufted angioma
Origin: Anc Greek
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| Harvey Cushing (1869 - 1939) |
αγγείο-/angeio-(=vessel, receptacle), combining forms that are used as prefix meaning a vessel > άγγος/aggos(=tube)
+ βλαστός/blastos(=germ)
+ωμα/-oma(=suffix meaning condition eg disease condition )
Coined:
In 1928 by American neurosurgeon Harvey Cushing and his colleague Percival Bailey (Tumors Arising from the Blood Vessels of the Brain: Angiomatous Malformations and Hemangioblastomas.Arch Ophthal. 1929;1(4):544-545).
Definition
Angioblastoma isa benign tumor of the blood vessels in the brain characterized histologically by tufts of capillary-sized vessels in the dermis.
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