Cavernous lymphangioma arising in the chest wall 19 years after excision of a cystic hygroma

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 th...

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Published in:The Korean journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2011-10, Vol.44 (5), p.380-382
Main Authors: Lee, Woo Surng, Kim, Yo Han, Chee, Hyun Keun, Lee, Song Am, Kim, Jong Duk, Kim, Dong Chan
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Language:English
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2233-601X
2093-6516
DOI:10.5090/kjtcs.2011.44.5.380