Lymphangioma: Background, Pathophysiology, Etiology | Lymphangioma

Lymphangiomas are uncommon, hamartomatous, congenital malformations of the lymphatic system that involve the skin and subcutaneous tissues.ForYouNews&PerspectiveDrugs&DiseasesCME&EducationAcademyVideoDecisionPointEdition:ENGLISHDEUTSCHESPAÑOLFRANÇAISPORTUGUÊSLogInSignUpIt'sFree!Edition:ENGLISHDEUTSCHESPAÑOLFRANÇAISPORTUGUÊSRegisterLogInNoResultsNoResultsForYouNews&PerspectiveDrugs&DiseasesCME&EducationAcademyVideoDecisionPointclosePleaseconfirmthatyouwouldliketologoutofMedscape.Ifyoulogout,youwillberequiredtoenteryourusernameandpasswordthenexttimeyouvisit.LogoutCancelhttps://profreg.medscape.com/px/getpracticeprofile.do?method=getProfessionalProfile&urlCache=aHR0cDovL2VtZWRpY2luZS5tZWRzY2FwZS5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS8xMDg2ODA2LW92ZXJ2aWV3processing....Drugs&Diseases>DermatologyLymphangiomaUpdated:Apr05,2021Author:RobertASchwartz,MD,MPH;ChiefEditor:DirkMElston,MD more...ShareEmailPrintFeedbackCloseFacebookTwitterLinkedInWhatsAppSectionsLymphangiomaSectionsLymphangiomaOverviewBackgroundPathophysiologyEtiologyEpidemiologyPrognosisPatientEducationShowAllPresentationHistoryPhysicalExaminationComplicationsShowAllDDxWorkupImagingStudiesOtherTestsProceduresHistologicFindingsShowAllTreatmentMedicalCareSurgicalCareLong-TermMonitoringShowAllMediaGalleryReferencesOverviewBackgroundLymphangiomasareuncommon,hamartomatous,congenitalmalformationsofthelymphaticsystemthatinvolvetheskinandsubcutaneoustissues.Theclassificationoflymphangiomaslacksastandardcleardefinitionanduniversalapplication,inpartbecauseofthenatureoflymphangiomas,whichrepresentaclinicopathologiccontinuum.Theclassificationmostfrequentlyuseddividestheselesionsinto2majorgroupsbasedonthedepthandthesizeoftheseabnormallymphvessels.Thesuperficialvesiclesarecalledlymphangiomacircumscriptum.Themoredeep-seatedgroupincludescavernouslymphangiomaandcystichygroma.Manycategorizecystichygromaasavariantofcavernouslymphangioma.Notetheimagebelow.A16-year-oldobeseboywithlargeunilateralverrucouslymphangioma.ViewMediaGalleryLymphangiomascanoccuran

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