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angiosarcoma

Disease Summary
Associated Targets (30)
Tclin

17

Tchem

9

Tbio

4


Mondo Description A malignant tumor arising from the endothelial cells of the blood vessels. Microscopically, it is characterized by frequently open vascular anastomosing and branching channels. The malignant cells that line the vascular channels are spindle or epithelioid and often display hyperchromatic nuclei. Angiosarcomas most frequently occur in the skin and breast. Patients with long-standing lymphedema are at increased risk of developing angiosarcoma.
Disease Ontology Description A vascular cancer that derives_from the cells that line the walls of blood vessels or lymphatic vessels.
Mondo Term and Equivalent IDs
MONDO:0016982:  angiosarcoma
EFO:0003967: 
EFO:0003968: 
MESH:D006394: 
NCIT:C3088: 
ONCOTREE:ANGS: 
Orphanet:263413: 
SCTID:403977003: 
UMLS:C0018923: