Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various neoplasms derived from endothelium.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In pathology, a malignant growth or tumor developed from endothelium.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of various mostly
benign neoplasms derived from theendothelium ofblood vessels orlymph channels
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Examples
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Cure has resulted in one case of the author following bronchoscopic removal of an endothelioma from the bronchus; and a limited carcinoma of the bronchus has been reported cured by bronchoscopic removal, with cauterization of the base.
Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery Chevalier Jackson 1911
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Various forms of growth occur in the brain, the most common being tuberculous nodules, syphilitic gumma, endothelioma, glioma, and sarcoma.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893
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This was formerly believed to be an endothelioma derived from a proliferation of the endothelial cells lining the lymph spaces and blood vessels of the gland.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893
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9, The pharynx seen one year after laryngectomy for endothelioma in
Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery Chevalier Jackson 1911
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