Chronic Lymphedema of Filarial Origin: A Very Rare Etiology of Cutaneous Lymphangiosarcoma

Lymphedema-associated angiosarcoma also known as lymphangiosarcoma is the commonest type of cutaneous angiosarcoma. Post-mastectomy lymphedema is the most frequent cause, while chronic filarial lymphedema is one of the most uncommon etiology for development of lymphangiosarcoma. We report a case of...

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Autores principales: Agale, Shubhangi V, Khan, Wasif Ali ZA, Chawlani, Karishma
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3555380/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23372219
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.105315
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author Agale, Shubhangi V
Khan, Wasif Ali ZA
Chawlani, Karishma
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description Lymphedema-associated angiosarcoma also known as lymphangiosarcoma is the commonest type of cutaneous angiosarcoma. Post-mastectomy lymphedema is the most frequent cause, while chronic filarial lymphedema is one of the most uncommon etiology for development of lymphangiosarcoma. We report a case of a 50 year old male suffering from chronic filarial lymphedema of right lower extremity, presented with brownish nodules on the right leg, which were diagnosed histopathologically as lymphangiosarcoma.
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spelling pubmed-35553802013-01-31 Chronic Lymphedema of Filarial Origin: A Very Rare Etiology of Cutaneous Lymphangiosarcoma Agale, Shubhangi V Khan, Wasif Ali ZA Chawlani, Karishma Indian J Dermatol Case Report Lymphedema-associated angiosarcoma also known as lymphangiosarcoma is the commonest type of cutaneous angiosarcoma. Post-mastectomy lymphedema is the most frequent cause, while chronic filarial lymphedema is one of the most uncommon etiology for development of lymphangiosarcoma. We report a case of a 50 year old male suffering from chronic filarial lymphedema of right lower extremity, presented with brownish nodules on the right leg, which were diagnosed histopathologically as lymphangiosarcoma. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013 /pmc/articles/PMC3555380/ /pubmed/23372219 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.105315 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Dermatology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Agale, Shubhangi V
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Chawlani, Karishma
Chronic Lymphedema of Filarial Origin: A Very Rare Etiology of Cutaneous Lymphangiosarcoma
title Chronic Lymphedema of Filarial Origin: A Very Rare Etiology of Cutaneous Lymphangiosarcoma
title_full Chronic Lymphedema of Filarial Origin: A Very Rare Etiology of Cutaneous Lymphangiosarcoma
title_fullStr Chronic Lymphedema of Filarial Origin: A Very Rare Etiology of Cutaneous Lymphangiosarcoma
title_full_unstemmed Chronic Lymphedema of Filarial Origin: A Very Rare Etiology of Cutaneous Lymphangiosarcoma
title_short Chronic Lymphedema of Filarial Origin: A Very Rare Etiology of Cutaneous Lymphangiosarcoma
title_sort chronic lymphedema of filarial origin: a very rare etiology of cutaneous lymphangiosarcoma
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3555380/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23372219
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.105315
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