A Case of Progressive Acquired Lymphangioma.
- Author:
Kyeong Han YOON
1
;
Sung Nam CHANG
;
Soo Chan KIM
;
Soo Il CHUN
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Acquired progressive lyrnphangioma;
Burn;
Dissection of collagen
- MeSH:
Actins;
Adult;
Antibodies;
Burns;
Dermis;
Diagnosis;
Female;
Humans;
Lymphangioma*;
Thigh;
Ulex;
von Willebrand Factor
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1996;34(6):1026-1029
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Acquired progressive lymphangioma is a benign lymphatic proliferation characterized clinically by gradually enlarging erythematous patches and histopathologically by dermal vascular channels with "dissection of collagen" appearance. A 30-year-old woman presented a 6x4cm sized, erythematous patch on the right thigh, which had been gradually enlarging for 10 years since she had had a burn injury on the same site. Histopathologic findints of the lesion showed vascutar channels forming a network in the dermis with a "dissection of collagen" appearance. The cells lining the channels were stained with antibodies against muscle actin, factor VIII-related antigen, Ulex europaeus agglutinin I, CD34, and CD31. We made a diagnosis of acquired progressive lymphangioma and have been observing the course of the disease without specific treatment.
