Rare Case of Cystic Lymphangioma Transforming Into Lymphangiosarcoma: A Case Report
Cystic lymphangioma (CL) is a rare benign tumor that mainly occurs in the neck and axilla and usually occurs in children, whereas lymphangiosarcoma (LAS) is a rare invasive tumor, usually secondary to chronic lymphedema caused by various causes, with a rare malignant transformation from CL. We prese...
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| author | Huili Yu Qinxiang Mao Lingyan Zhou Jiawei Li Xunhua Xu |
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| description | Cystic lymphangioma (CL) is a rare benign tumor that mainly occurs in the neck and axilla and usually occurs in children, whereas lymphangiosarcoma (LAS) is a rare invasive tumor, usually secondary to chronic lymphedema caused by various causes, with a rare malignant transformation from CL. We presented the case of a 63-year-old woman who underwent four surgical excisions for multiple recurrence of CL in the right groin. The changes of imaging and pathological examination revealed the unusual process of its gradual malignant transformation into LAS. We followed up the patient for 16 years, and she eventually died of LAS complications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-89c82340a6044a73b6a60269b506e4722022-12-22T00:00:07ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Oncology2234-943X2022-02-011210.3389/fonc.2022.814023814023Rare Case of Cystic Lymphangioma Transforming Into Lymphangiosarcoma: A Case ReportHuili Yu0Qinxiang Mao1Lingyan Zhou2Jiawei Li3Xunhua Xu4Department of Radiology, China Resources & WISCO General Hospital, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaDepartment of Radiology, Liuzhou People’s Hospital, Liuzhou, ChinaDepartment of Radiology, The Second Hospital of Wuhan Iron and Steel Company, Wuhan, ChinaDepartment of Radiology, China Resources & WISCO General Hospital, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaDepartment of Radiology, China Resources & WISCO General Hospital, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaCystic lymphangioma (CL) is a rare benign tumor that mainly occurs in the neck and axilla and usually occurs in children, whereas lymphangiosarcoma (LAS) is a rare invasive tumor, usually secondary to chronic lymphedema caused by various causes, with a rare malignant transformation from CL. We presented the case of a 63-year-old woman who underwent four surgical excisions for multiple recurrence of CL in the right groin. The changes of imaging and pathological examination revealed the unusual process of its gradual malignant transformation into LAS. We followed up the patient for 16 years, and she eventually died of LAS complications.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2022.814023/fullcystic lymphangiomalymphangiomalymphangiosarcomamalignant transformationcase report |
| spellingShingle | Huili Yu Qinxiang Mao Lingyan Zhou Jiawei Li Xunhua Xu Rare Case of Cystic Lymphangioma Transforming Into Lymphangiosarcoma: A Case Report Frontiers in Oncology cystic lymphangioma lymphangioma lymphangiosarcoma malignant transformation case report |
| title | Rare Case of Cystic Lymphangioma Transforming Into Lymphangiosarcoma: A Case Report |
| title_full | Rare Case of Cystic Lymphangioma Transforming Into Lymphangiosarcoma: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Rare Case of Cystic Lymphangioma Transforming Into Lymphangiosarcoma: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rare Case of Cystic Lymphangioma Transforming Into Lymphangiosarcoma: A Case Report |
| title_short | Rare Case of Cystic Lymphangioma Transforming Into Lymphangiosarcoma: A Case Report |
| title_sort | rare case of cystic lymphangioma transforming into lymphangiosarcoma a case report |
| topic | cystic lymphangioma lymphangioma lymphangiosarcoma malignant transformation case report |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2022.814023/full |
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