Chronic lymphedema of filarial origin: a very rare etiology of cutaneous lymphangiosarcoma.
Lymphedema-associated angiosarcoma also known as lymphangiosarcoma is the commonest type of cutaneous angiosarcoma. Post-mastectomy lymphedema is the most frequent cause, while chronic filarial lymphedema is one of the most uncommon etiology for development of lymphangiosarcoma. We report a case of a 50 year old male suffering from chronic filarial lymphedema of right lower extremity, presented with brownish nodules on the right leg, which were diagnosed histopathologically as lymphangiosarcoma.
Department of Pathology, Grant Medical College and Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, India.
Shubhangi V
SV
Agale
Wasif Ali Za
WA
Khan
Karishma
K
Chawlani
Chronic filarial lymphedema; etiology; lymphedema-associated angiosarcoma