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Strawberry hemangiomas are congenital vascular lesions characterized by endothelial hyperplasia during the proliferative phase. The development and proliferation of capillary endothelium requires the presence of angiogenic factors, such as vascular endothelial growth factor. Epoetin has a proliferative effect on endothelial cells and can induce angiogenesis (104,105). 

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Intra-alveolar buds in OP are further characterized by prominent capUla-rization, which resembles granulation tissue in cutaneous wound healing (57). Vascular endothelial growth factor and basic fibroblast growth factor are widely expressed in intra-alveolar buds (58). Angiogenesis mediated by these growth factors could contribute to the reversal of buds in OP. 

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