Benign lymphangiomatous papules of the skin following radiotherapy: a report of five new cases and review of the literature.

AIMS: The aim of this report is to summarize the clinicopathological findings of five cases of a pseudosarcomatous vascular proliferation of the skin at the site of radiotherapy following surgery for carcinoma of the breast and carcinoma of the endometrium. To our knowledge, only five cases of this presumably rare pseudomalignant proliferation have been reported previously. METHODS AND RESULTS: All patients were females ranging in age from 44 to 70 years. The lesions appeared as solitary or multiple papules or vesicles localized to the field of radiation. Microscopically, they were composed of vascular spaces that exhibited atypical features without qualifying for a diagnosis of angiosarcoma. CONCLUSIONS: Our cases provide additional evidence supporting the benign nature of this atypical vascular proliferation, not recurring, never developing metastases and being cured readily by local excision. Clinical, histopathological and ultrastructural findings suggest a lymphatic origin. Whether these lesions represent a neoplastic or a reactive condition secondary to radiotherapy is unclear. The name 'benign lymphangiomatous papules of the skin following radiotherapy' is proposed.

[Fusion and aniseikonic problems in unilateral aphakia (author's transl)]. / Fusions- und Aniseikonieprobleme bei einseitiger Aphakie.

In 67 unilateral aphakic patients corrected with three different optic systems (conventional contact lens, spheric overcorrection and intraocular lens) aniseikonia and binocular vision are tested. Conventional contact lens leads to 7% aniseikonia and to fusion in only half of the cases. Patients with the two other systems show less than 3% aniseikonia and fusion in most cases. With each system only 10% of the patients reach normal stereoscopic vision. The poor results in unilateral aphakia corrected by conventional contact lens are pointed out.

[Corneal operations for lessening high anisometropia in children (statistical results of refractive keratoplasty) (author's transl)]. / Hornhautoperationen zur Verringerung hoher Anisometropien bei Kindern Statistische Ergebnisse der refraktiven Keratoplastik

Sixty four cases of refractive keratoplasty in children are described. The postoperative results are compared with the preoperative values statistically. The correction of the anisometropia by surgical procedures was succesful in the majority of patients. The average postoperative increase in visual acuity was 0.2. The complications following surgery were minimal.