Lymphangiectasia of varied etiology: Case series
Lymphangiectasias are dilated superficial lymphatic vessels following damage or obstruction to deep lymphatics leading to increased lymphatic pressure and formation of superficial vesicles. Lymphangiectasia clinically present as numerous translucent vesicles with chronic lymphedema, often associated...
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| author | Sudha Rani Chintagunta Geetakiran Arakkal |
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| description | Lymphangiectasias are dilated superficial lymphatic vessels following damage or obstruction to deep lymphatics leading to increased lymphatic pressure and formation of superficial vesicles. Lymphangiectasia clinically present as numerous translucent vesicles with chronic lymphedema, often associated with various conditions such as malignancies, radiotherapy, trauma, recurrent, and chronic infections and inflammatory conditions. The most common causes of lympangiectasia are surgery and radiotherapy. We herewith report six cases of lymphangiectasias of different etiology, of which five cases involving the genitalia following radiotherapy, malignancy, and blunt injury and another case involving the breast with carcinoma. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7f254a203fc04b0d87897edd50b933a52022-12-22T02:19:50ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences2277-86322019-01-018212512810.4103/2277-8632.263632Lymphangiectasia of varied etiology: Case seriesSudha Rani ChintaguntaGeetakiran ArakkalLymphangiectasias are dilated superficial lymphatic vessels following damage or obstruction to deep lymphatics leading to increased lymphatic pressure and formation of superficial vesicles. Lymphangiectasia clinically present as numerous translucent vesicles with chronic lymphedema, often associated with various conditions such as malignancies, radiotherapy, trauma, recurrent, and chronic infections and inflammatory conditions. The most common causes of lympangiectasia are surgery and radiotherapy. We herewith report six cases of lymphangiectasias of different etiology, of which five cases involving the genitalia following radiotherapy, malignancy, and blunt injury and another case involving the breast with carcinoma.http://www.jdrntruhs.org/article.asp?issn=2277-8632;year=2019;volume=8;issue=2;spage=125;epage=128;aulast=ChintaguntaBreastgenitalialymphangiectasiamalignancyradiotherapy |
| spellingShingle | Sudha Rani Chintagunta Geetakiran Arakkal Lymphangiectasia of varied etiology: Case series Journal of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences Breast genitalia lymphangiectasia malignancy radiotherapy |
| title | Lymphangiectasia of varied etiology: Case series |
| title_full | Lymphangiectasia of varied etiology: Case series |
| title_fullStr | Lymphangiectasia of varied etiology: Case series |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lymphangiectasia of varied etiology: Case series |
| title_short | Lymphangiectasia of varied etiology: Case series |
| title_sort | lymphangiectasia of varied etiology case series |
| topic | Breast genitalia lymphangiectasia malignancy radiotherapy |
| url | http://www.jdrntruhs.org/article.asp?issn=2277-8632;year=2019;volume=8;issue=2;spage=125;epage=128;aulast=Chintagunta |
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