Ear, Nose and Throat Medicine
Tumours of the blood and lymphatic system
The most common tumour of the blood and lymph vessel system is the so-called haemangioma. In the past, this term was often used for a number of vascular diseases that are of a completely different nature and are also treated differently.
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This most common form of vascular tumour is a benign tumour. In many cases it recedes on its own. However, since subtypes must be differentiated, the first medical measure can be close and precise observation.
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Infantile haemangiomas are congenital or develop in the first weeks of life. This vascular tumour can occur in a superficial, a deep and a mixed form. It forms a marker that can be detected using a tissue sample (GLUT-1).
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A congenital haemangioma is a rare form of vascular tumour that is already fully developed at birth. A distinction is made between two variants: One rapidly increases in size, but also rapidly regresses (Rapidly involuting congenital hemangioma, RICH). The other variant does not regress (non-involuting congenital hemangioma).
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Pyogenic granuloma, kaposiform haemangioendothelioma, haemangiopericytoma, haemangiosarcoma, lymphangiosarcoma and others
Benign and malignant tumours of the veins and lymph vessels that are subject to the rules of tumour treatment. They are very rare in childhood.
