Acquired Progressive Lymphangioma as a Flat Erythematous Patch on the Abdominal Wall of a Child
- 1 May 1988
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Dermatology
- Vol. 124 (5) , 699-701
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archderm.1988.01670050043017
Abstract
• An erythematous patch was noted on the abdominal wall of an 8-year-old boy. The lesion showed a prolonged initial clinical course, followed by rapid later growth, finally reaching 3.7 × 7.0 cm in size over four years. Despite the harmless clinical appearance, the lesion was histologically characterized by tortuous vascular channels with some cellular atypia. Immunoperoxidase staining disclosed no factor VIII-related antigen or reaction to Ulex europaeus I lectin on tumor cells. There has been no recurrence three years after local excision. Although many features in our case resemble those reported in the literature under the term low-grade angiosarcoma, our preferred designation for such cases is acquired progressive lymphangioma, rather than angiosarcoma, because of their benign behavior. (Arch Dermatol 1988;124:699-701)Keywords
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