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| Late-onset microcystic lymphatic malformation: a case report |
| Yu-Ping Huo1*, Yu Cheng2, Zhi-Yang Zhang1, Jia-Jia Xu1, Shang-Zheng Yang1 |
1Department of Dermatology, Changgung Hospital, Xiamen, Fujian 350200, China.
2Department of Dermatology, Fuqing Hospital, Fuqing, Fujian 350307, China. |
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Abstract Introduction
Lymphatic malformations (LMs) are composed of dilated, abnormal lymphatic channels of varying size that can result in significant physical and esthetic impairment due to relentless growth[1]. LMs represent a group of heterogeneous diseases, and are classi?ed into three types: microcystic/superficial LM, which was named as lymphangioma circumscriptum[2], macro-cystic LM, and mixed LMs[2-4]. In clinical practice, it is dif?cult to classify LMs because some cases have been found to differ from the well-characterized entities. Cutaneous LMs are uncommon, and usually present as microcystic/superficial LM. This condition represents congenitally determined or developmental malformations of the superficial lymphatics rather than true neoplasms. Although developmental dys-plasia, these lesions do not appear genetic, as familial cases do not seem to occur. Typically, LM in infancy usually has the highest incidence of onset, but the lesions can spontaneously appear in adolescence or adulthood, and mostly by the age of 30 years[1-2,4]. Herein we report a case of late-onset superficial LM, which is relatively infrequent.
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Received: 18 May 2018
Published: 15 January 2019
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Corresponding Authors:
Dr. Yu-Ping Huo
E-mail: hhyp123@126.com
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2018, Vol. 1 
