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[[Lymphatic]] [[malformations]] are [[benign]]. | [[Lymphatic]] [[malformations]] are [[benign]]. | ||
They are classified as: | They are classified as:<ref name="pmid19456771">{{cite journal |vauthors=Verma SB |title=Lymphangiectasias of the skin: victims of confusing nomenclature |journal=Clin. Exp. Dermatol. |volume=34 |issue=5 |pages=566–9 |date=July 2009 |pmid=19456771 |doi=10.1111/j.1365-2230.2009.03300.x |url=}}</ref> | ||
* Microcystic type also known as [[lymphangioma circumscriptum]] | * Microcystic type also known as [[lymphangioma circumscriptum]] | ||
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=== Microcystic [[lymphatic]] [[malformation]] [[Lymphangioma circumscriptum|(lymphangioma circumscriptum)]]: === | === Microcystic [[lymphatic]] [[malformation]] [[Lymphangioma circumscriptum|(lymphangioma circumscriptum)]]: === | ||
* These are small, [[translucent]], [[hemorrhagic]] cluster of vesicles, through which [[lymphatic]] fluid leaks. | * These are small, [[translucent]], [[hemorrhagic]] cluster of vesicles, through which [[lymphatic]] fluid leaks.<ref name="pmid1318">{{cite journal |vauthors=Rozovsky LE, Sheaff CM, Doughty CC |title=Collection of out-of-province accounts |journal=Dimens Health Serv |volume=53 |issue=1 |pages=8–9 |date=January 1976 |pmid=1318 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
* It is present at birth. | * It is present at birth. | ||
* The most commonly involved sites are proximal [[extremities]], [[Trunk|trunk,]] [[Axilla|axilla,]] and the [[oral cavity]]. | * The most commonly involved sites are proximal [[extremities]], [[Trunk|trunk,]] [[Axilla|axilla,]] and the [[oral cavity]]. | ||
Revision as of 18:54, 15 October 2018
Lymphatic malformations are benign.
They are classified as:[1]
- Microcystic type also known as lymphangioma circumscriptum
- Macrocystic type, also known as cystic hygroma.
- Mixed type
Microcystic lymphatic malformation (lymphangioma circumscriptum):
- These are small, translucent, hemorrhagic cluster of vesicles, through which lymphatic fluid leaks.[2]
- It is present at birth.
- The most commonly involved sites are proximal extremities, trunk, axilla, and the oral cavity.
Macrocystic lymphatic malformation (cystic hygroma):
- It is comprised of large endothelium lined, interconnected ducts which are visible on skin as an enlarged, soft swelling.
- It soft, cystic, poorly demarcated mass, most commonly found in the cervicofacial region, axilla, or chest wall.
- Cystic hygroma can be detected through ultrasonography in prenatal period during first trimester.
Mixed Type:
- Microcystic and macrocystic lymphangiomas are often found in the same site.
- ↑ Verma SB (July 2009). "Lymphangiectasias of the skin: victims of confusing nomenclature". Clin. Exp. Dermatol. 34 (5): 566–9. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2230.2009.03300.x. PMID 19456771.
- ↑ Rozovsky LE, Sheaff CM, Doughty CC (January 1976). "Collection of out-of-province accounts". Dimens Health Serv. 53 (1): 8–9. PMID 1318.