title: [Progressive acquired lymphangioma: report of a case and review of the literature].
abstract: We present 2-year-old patient with a allopecia lesions in scalp, and clinique diagnostic of Cutis Aplasia. The anatomopathologic study have diagnosed the lesions as Acquired Progressive Lymphangioma (APL). Is a rare vascular tumour that has a tendency to appear in childhood an to progress slowly over the years. It could present as a solitary erythematous macule or plaque and a simple excision is usually curative. Our patient is the youngest reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Sección de Cirugía Pediátrica, H.G.E. Ciudad de Jaén, Jaén.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Paredes Esteban
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Velasco Sánchez
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Martínez-Victoria Muñoz
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cuevas
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: García Ruiz
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000473:pathology*; D012535:Scalp; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*