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Vascular transformation of sinuses in bilateral cervical lymph nodes
Author(s) -
Ide Fumio,
Shimoyama Tetsuo,
Horie Norio
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
head and neck
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.012
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1097-0347
pISSN - 1043-3074
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0347(199907)21:4<366::aid-hed12>3.0.co;2-o
Subject(s) - medicine , lymph , lymph node , cervical lymph nodes , hilum (anatomy) , adipose tissue , anatomy , malignant transformation , pathology , tongue , radiology , cancer , metastasis
Background Vascular transformation of sinuses (VTS) in lymph node has been infrequently reported. We present a case of incidental VTS in bilateral cervical nodes discovered at the time of operation for tongue cancer. Methods Standard histopathologic review was undertaken. Results In this case, a spectrum of varied vasoformative patterns involving lymph nodes in either a pan‐nodal or localized fashion were identified. The hilum was occupied by smooth muscle proliferation and adipose tissue. Two nodes also displayed similar features of angiolipomatous hamartoma. No metastatic carcinoma was found in lymph nodes with VTS. Conclusions This case suggests that lymphovenous congestion and distention represented the major cause through which VTS developed. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Head Neck 21: 366–369, 1999.