Lymphangiosarcoma associated with chronic filarial lymphedema.
A case of a 19-year-old inhabitant of Southern India with chronic filarial lymphedema of the right leg and subsequent lymphangiosarcoma is reported. Two additional cases of lymphangiosarcoma occurring in patients with filarial lymphedema are reviewed from the literature.
D000328:Adult; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D004605:Elephantiasis, Filarial / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007866:Leg; D008204:Lymphangiosarcoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology