What are angioma?

Answer by  SheilaD (47)

Angioma are benign (gentle and harmless) tumors.Venous Angioma occur in the brain and drain normal brain tissue and blood. Cherry angioma occur usually on the skin and can be easily cosmetically removed.

Answer by  TJenkins602 (656)

Angioma are tumors that consist of cells or tissues surrounding the blood vessels. They could also be cells from the vessel walls They usually appear somewhere near the surface of the skin. They can be seen anywhere on the body. There are quite a few different types of angioma. They could be symptoms of more serious problems.

Answer by  bubbyboy (9929)

An angioma is a small tumor that is made up of either blood vessals or or lymph vessals and are benign. These angiomas usually are formed at the brain and can cause epilepsy. Occassionally one of these vessals will burst and cause a hemmorhage. The angiomas can appear anywhere in the body and they can often appear on the skin.

Answer by  rosieposey78 (1304)

Angiomas are tumors that are benign that are usually red, purple, blue, or black. They are made up of small blood vessels and usually found on the surface of the skin but often found on the trunk of the body. The cause of angiomas are unknown but can signal cirrhosis of the liver when they present with other symptoms.