Lymphangiosarcoma of the anterior abdominal wall: a case report.
A rare case of lymphangiosarcoma of the anterior abdominal wall arising in chronic lymphedema following radical vulvectomy with bilateral inguinal lymphadenectomy and postoperative radiotherapy is reported. This is apparently the first description of this association, and the second reported case of lymphangiosarcoma originating in the anterior abdominal wall.
D000009:Abdominal Muscles; D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008204:Lymphangiosarcoma / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000150:complications; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery