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Cavernous lymphangioma of the digits: a rare cause of macrodactyly

Cavernous lymphangioma is a congenital malformation of lymphatic system causing dilated lymphatic sinuses that involve the skin and subcutaneous tissues. This was an interesting case of dystrophic macrodactyly of the left ring and little finger in a 18-month-old girl who presented with swollen an...

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Main Authors: Leong, JF, Levin KB,, Rajkumar V,, Abdullah S,, Jamari Sapuan,
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Language:English
Published: Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15569/1/24_ms0251_pdf_47903.pdf
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spelling my-ukm.journal.155692020-11-04T16:30:08Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15569/ Cavernous lymphangioma of the digits: a rare cause of macrodactyly Leong, JF Levin KB, Rajkumar V, Abdullah S, Jamari Sapuan, Cavernous lymphangioma is a congenital malformation of lymphatic system causing dilated lymphatic sinuses that involve the skin and subcutaneous tissues. This was an interesting case of dystrophic macrodactyly of the left ring and little finger in a 18-month-old girl who presented with swollen and sausage like fingers deformity which turned out to be an isolated cavernous lymphangioma. This tumor, although rare to occur in the extremeties, must be differentiated from other congenital vascular lesions of the hand that include arteriovenous malformations and hemangiomas. Diagnosis should be solely based on histopathological analysis of the excised tissue mass. Surgical excision is usually necessary for satisfactory functional and cosmetic outcome. Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15569/1/24_ms0251_pdf_47903.pdf Leong, JF and Levin KB, and Rajkumar V, and Abdullah S, and Jamari Sapuan, (2019) Cavernous lymphangioma of the digits: a rare cause of macrodactyly. Medicine & Health, 14 (2). pp. 261-265. ISSN 2289-5728 https://www.medicineandhealthukm.com/toc/14/2
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description Cavernous lymphangioma is a congenital malformation of lymphatic system causing dilated lymphatic sinuses that involve the skin and subcutaneous tissues. This was an interesting case of dystrophic macrodactyly of the left ring and little finger in a 18-month-old girl who presented with swollen and sausage like fingers deformity which turned out to be an isolated cavernous lymphangioma. This tumor, although rare to occur in the extremeties, must be differentiated from other congenital vascular lesions of the hand that include arteriovenous malformations and hemangiomas. Diagnosis should be solely based on histopathological analysis of the excised tissue mass. Surgical excision is usually necessary for satisfactory functional and cosmetic outcome.
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author Leong, JF
Levin KB,
Rajkumar V,
Abdullah S,
Jamari Sapuan,
spellingShingle Leong, JF
Levin KB,
Rajkumar V,
Abdullah S,
Jamari Sapuan,
Cavernous lymphangioma of the digits: a rare cause of macrodactyly
author_facet Leong, JF
Levin KB,
Rajkumar V,
Abdullah S,
Jamari Sapuan,
author_sort Leong, JF
title Cavernous lymphangioma of the digits: a rare cause of macrodactyly
title_short Cavernous lymphangioma of the digits: a rare cause of macrodactyly
title_full Cavernous lymphangioma of the digits: a rare cause of macrodactyly
title_fullStr Cavernous lymphangioma of the digits: a rare cause of macrodactyly
title_full_unstemmed Cavernous lymphangioma of the digits: a rare cause of macrodactyly
title_sort cavernous lymphangioma of the digits: a rare cause of macrodactyly
publisher Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2019
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15569/1/24_ms0251_pdf_47903.pdf
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15569/
https://www.medicineandhealthukm.com/toc/14/2
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