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KMID : 0364020110440050380
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Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2011 Volume.44 No. 5 p.380 ~ p.382
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Cavernous Lymphangioma Arising in the Chest Wall 19 Years after Excision of a Cystic Hygroma
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Lee Woo-Surng
Kim Yo-Han
Chee Hyun-Keun
Lee Song-Am
Kim Jong-Duk
Kim Dong-Chan
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Abstract
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Lymphangioma is a congenital malformation of the lymphatic system and is thought to result from the failure of the lymphatic system to connect with the venous system. Lymphangioma of the chest wall is a very rare disease entity, and only a few cases have ever been documented in the literature. To the best of our knowledge, there have been few cases of recurrent cavernous lymphangioma after surgical excision of a cystic hygroma on the same side of the chest wall. Here, we report a case of a cavernous lymphangioma of the chest wall in a patient who had undergone surgical excision of a cystic hygroma 19 years earlier.
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KEYWORD
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Chest wall tumor, Cavernous lymphangioma
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