Cavernous Lymphangioma Arising in the Chest Wall 19 Years after Excision of a Cystic Hygroma.
10.5090/kjtcs.2011.44.5.380
- Author:
Woo Surng LEE
1
;
Yo Han KIM
;
Hyun Keun CHEE
;
Song Am LEE
;
Jong Duk KIM
;
Dong Chan KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, Konkuk University, Korea. yonaa@kku.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Chest wall tumor;
Cavernous lymphangioma
- MeSH:
Caves;
Humans;
Lymphangioma;
Lymphangioma, Cystic;
Lymphatic System;
Rare Diseases;
Thoracic Wall;
Thorax
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2011;44(5):380-382
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Lymphangioma is a congenital malformation of the lymphatic system and is thought to result from the failure of the lymphatic system to connect with the venous system. Lymphangioma of the chest wall is a very rare disease entity, and only a few cases have ever been documented in the literature. To the best of our knowledge, there have been few cases of recurrent cavernous lymphangioma after surgical excision of a cystic hygroma on the same side of the chest wall. Here, we report a case of a cavernous lymphangioma of the chest wall in a patient who had undergone surgical excision of a cystic hygroma 19 years earlier.
