Cutaneous lymphangiosarcoma following chronic lymphedema of filarial origin
We are reporting a case of 36 yr old female with chronic filarial lymphedema of both legs. Subsequently she developed lymphangiosarcoma of her left leg which was confirmed histologically and on immunohistochemistry. Only three more cases of lymphagiosarcoma occurring in patients with filarial lymphe...
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications,
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| Summary: | We are reporting a case of 36 yr old female with chronic filarial lymphedema of both legs. Subsequently she developed lymphangiosarcoma of her left leg which was confirmed histologically and on immunohistochemistry. Only three more cases of lymphagiosarcoma occurring in patients with filarial lymphedema are reviewed from available literature. |
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| Item Description: | 0019-5154 1998-3611 10.4103/0019-5154.105314 |