A Case of Lymphangioma Circumscriptum.
- Author:
Youn Rae PARK
;
chang Jo KOH
;
Baik Kee CHO
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Dermis;
Dilatation;
Endothelium;
Epidermis;
Humans;
Lymphangioma*;
Male;
Recurrence;
Skin;
Thigh;
Transplants;
Young Adult
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1978;16(1):97-101
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A case of lymphangioma circumscriptum which was hard to diagnose because of complicated clinical pictures, was described and the pathogenesis of the disease was reviewed, The 23 year-old male patient had palm sized, verrueous, oozing and crusted patch with some grouped vesicles on the right upper thigh since childhood. Histopathologically the verrucous lesion showed marked hyperkeratosis, acanthosis in the epidermis and proliferation and cystic dilatation of lymph vessels lined by a single layer of endothelium in the dermis, subcutis and muscular tissues. He was treated with surgical excision and skin graft and showed no recurrence over 3 months.