title: Cutaneous lymphangiectases after therapy for carcinoma of the cervix--a case with unusual clinical and histological features.
abstract: Secondary lymphangioma (lymphangiectasis) has been reported as a consequence of lymphatic damage. No specific histological criteria can be used to differentiate primary lymphangioma circumscriptum from lymphangiectasis. We describe a woman who developed lymphangiectases on both non-lymphoedematous upper thighs after hysterectomy and radiation therapy for carcinoma of the cervix. This case differs from the secondary lymphangiomas reported previously in that the vascular channels appeared in newly formed adventitial dermis without histological changes in the epidermis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ambrojo
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Cogolludo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aguilar
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sánchez Yus
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sánchez de Paz
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008200:Lymphangiectasis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013848:Thigh; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*