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| Year : 2013 | Volume
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Chronic lymphedema of filarial origin: A very rare etiology of cutaneous lymphangiosarcoma
Shubhangi V Agale, Wasif Ali ZA Khan, Karishma Chawlani
Department of Pathology, Grant Medical College and Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, India
Correspondence Address:
Wasif Ali ZA Khan
Flat no-9, 2nd Floor, Building no 4, Swastik, J.J. Hospital Campus, Byculla, Mumbai - 400 008
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.105315
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Lymphedema-associated angiosarcoma also known as lymphangiosarcoma is the commonest type of cutaneous angiosarcoma. Post-mastectomy lymphedema is the most frequent cause, while chronic filarial lymphedema is one of the most uncommon etiology for development of lymphangiosarcoma. We report a case of a 50 year old male suffering from chronic filarial lymphedema of right lower extremity, presented with brownish nodules on the right leg, which were diagnosed histopathologically as lymphangiosarcoma. |
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