Korean J Dermatol.
2001 Feb;39(2):217-220.
Acquired Lymphangioma(Lymphangiectasis) in the Patient with Congenital Lymphedema
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Lymphangioma, occuring as a rare long-term complication of chronic lymphedema, has been described in association with scarring process including recurrent infections, radiotherapy, scrofuloderma, scleroderma, keloid, and tumors. Only one case has been reported in the patient with congenital lymphedema in English literature. The case discussed in this report developed 40 years after following congenital lymphedema. Both this condition and lymphangiosarcoma, its malignant counterpart, may arise in lymphedematous extremities regardless of the etiology of lymphatic obstruction.
