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== Overview ==
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[[Lymphatic]] [[malformations]] are [[benign]].
==Overview==
 
[[Lymphangioma]] may be classified according to [classification method] into 3 subtypes, Microcystic type also known as [[lymphangioma circumscriptum]], macrocystic type, also known as [[cystic hygroma]] and Mixed type based on histologic formation.
 
==Classification==
 
[[Lymphangioma]] may be classified according to into 3 subtypes:<ref name="pmid2644602">{{cite journal |vauthors=Abu-Hamad A, Provencher D, Ganjei P, Penalver M |title=Lymphangioma circumscriptum of the vulva: case report and review of the literature |journal=Obstet Gynecol |volume=73 |issue=3 Pt 2 |pages=496–9 |date=March 1989 |pmid=2644602 |doi= |url=}}</ref>


== Cassification ==
They are classified as:<ref name="pmid2644602">{{cite journal |vauthors=Abu-Hamad A, Provencher D, Ganjei P, Penalver M |title=Lymphangioma circumscriptum of the vulva: case report and review of the literature |journal=Obstet Gynecol |volume=73 |issue=3 Pt 2 |pages=496–9 |date=March 1989 |pmid=2644602 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
* Microcystic type also known as [[lymphangioma circumscriptum]]
* Microcystic type also known as [[lymphangioma circumscriptum]]
* Macrocystic type, also known as [[cystic hygroma]].
* Macrocystic type, also known as [[cystic hygroma]].
* Mixed type
* Mixed type


=== '''Microcystic [[lymphatic]] [[malformation]] [[Lymphangioma circumscriptum|(lymphangioma circumscriptum)]]:''' ===
==References==
* These are small, [[translucent]], [[hemorrhagic]] cluster of vesicles, through which [[lymphatic]] fluid leaks.
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* It is present at birth.
* The most commonly involved sites are proximal [[extremities]], [[Trunk|trunk,]] [[Axilla|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|axilla,]] or [[chest wall]].
*[[Cystic hygroma]] can be detected through [[ultrasonography]] in [[Prenatal|prenatal period]] during first [[Trimester|trimester.]]
 
===Mixed Type:===
*Microcystic and macrocystic [[lymphangiomas]] are often found in the same site.
 
 
== References ==
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Revision as of 18:14, 22 October 2018


Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Overview

Lymphangioma may be classified according to [classification method] into 3 subtypes, Microcystic type also known as lymphangioma circumscriptum, macrocystic type, also known as cystic hygroma and Mixed type based on histologic formation.

Classification

Lymphangioma may be classified according to into 3 subtypes:[1]

References

  1. ↑ Abu-Hamad A, Provencher D, Ganjei P, Penalver M (March 1989). "Lymphangioma circumscriptum of the vulva: case report and review of the literature". Obstet Gynecol. 73 (3 Pt 2): 496–9. PMID 2644602.
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