1. A method for treating a mammalian subject suffering from an angiogenesis-dependent benign tumor selected from the group consisting of hemangiomas, acoustic neuromas, neurofibromas, trachomas, carcinoid tumors, and pyogenic granulomas comprising administering to the subject an amount of a MASP-2 inhibitory agent effective to inhibit angiogenesis, wherein the MASP-2 inhibitory agent is a MASP-2 inhibitory monoclonal antibody, or fragment thereof is a MASP-2 monoclonal antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprising a heavy chain variable region comprising SEQ ID NO:67 and a light chain variable region comprising SEQ ID NO:69.
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