Cutaneous Lymphangiosarcoma Following Chronic Lymphedema of Filarial Origin

We are reporting a case of 36 yr old female with chronic filarial lymphedema of both legs. Subsequently she developed lymphangiosarcoma of her left leg which was confirmed histologically and on immunohistochemistry. Only three more cases of lymphagiosarcoma occurring in patients with filarial lymphe...

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Autores principales: Acharya, Abhijit S, Sulhyan, KR, Ramteke, RV, Kunghadkar, VY
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3555379/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23372218
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.105314
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Sumario:We are reporting a case of 36 yr old female with chronic filarial lymphedema of both legs. Subsequently she developed lymphangiosarcoma of her left leg which was confirmed histologically and on immunohistochemistry. Only three more cases of lymphagiosarcoma occurring in patients with filarial lymphedema are reviewed from available literature.

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