Cavernous Lymphangioma Arising in the Chest Wall 19 Years after Excision of a Cystic Hygroma
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
;
: 380-382, 2011.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-121846
ABSTRACT
Lymphangioma is a congenital malformation of the lymphatic system and is thought to result from the failure of the lymphatic system to connect with the venous system. Lymphangioma of the chest wall is a very rare disease entity, and only a few cases have ever been documented in the literature. To the best of our knowledge, there have been few cases of recurrent cavernous lymphangioma after surgical excision of a cystic hygroma on the same side of the chest wall. Here, we report a case of a cavernous lymphangioma of the chest wall in a patient who had undergone surgical excision of a cystic hygroma 19 years earlier.
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Main subject:
Thorax
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Lymphangioma, Cystic
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Thoracic Wall
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Rare Diseases
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Caves
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Lymphangioma
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Lymphatic System
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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