Cystic hygroma of the breast: a rare lesion.
Tumori
; 92(4): 347-50, 2006.
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em En
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| ID: mdl-17036528
ABSTRACT
Lymphangiomas are congenital malformations of lymphatic vessels. More than 50% of these lesions are present at birth; 90% are diagnosed by the age of 2. These lesions do not expand very rapidly but they tend to infiltrate surrounding tissues; their degeneration into malignant tumors is an extremely rare occurrence. They are mostly located in the neck region and the axilla; breast lymphangioma is very rare. Surgery is usually performed for aesthetic reasons and in order to make a differential diagnosis with other, more common lesions. The surgical procedure involves the excision of the mass; other methods, such as radiotherapy and sclerotherapy, have proved to be completely ineffective.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias da Mama
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Linfangioma Cístico
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article