Hindquarter amputation for lymphangiomatosis.
We describe the presentation of a 16-year-old boy with locally advanced lymphangiomatosis affecting the left thigh and groin. This is a difficult disease to both diagnose and treat, and one in which radical surgery may be necessary to effect a cure or even palliation. In this case, hindquarter amputation allowed a previously wheelchair-bound teenager to mobilize unaided.
Jenkins
M P
MP
Sarcoma and Melanoma Unit, Royal Marsden NHS Trust, London, UK.
Laidlaw
I J
IJ
Thomas
J M
JM
D000293:Adolescent; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005270:Femur Head / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male