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Volume 341:2019 December 23, 1999 Number 26
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Synovial Hemangioma

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To the Editor: Hemangiomas and structural malformations of the vasculature are distinct entities that have different biologic features and require different therapeutic approaches.1 This distinction was nicely stated in the review of hemangiomas in children by Drolet and colleagues.2 In addition, these authors point out that the term "cavernous hemangioma" is confusing because it has been used to describe hemangiomas as well as structural anomalies. Thus, I was surprised by the images of a synovial hemangioma by Macdonald and Gollish (July 29 issue).3 The vascular tumor depicted is a typical example of a vascular malformation and not of a hemangioma . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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