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Acquired progressive lymphangioma occurring following femoral arteriography
Author(s) -
KATO H.,
KADOYA A.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1996.tb00044.x
Subject(s) - lymphangioma , basement membrane , pathology , medicine , lymphatic system , lymphatic endothelium , von willebrand factor , angiography , femoral artery , immunohistochemistry , cytoplasm , endothelium , anatomy , radiology , biology , platelet , microbiology and biotechnology
Summary Our case report concerns an unusual case of acquired progressive lymphangioma (APL) which developed in a 52‐year‐old Japanese man following femoral artery catheterization for angiography. The histological examination revealed many irregularly shaped and dilated lymphatic channels that were lined by a single layer of endothelial cells. Immunohistochemical staining for von Willebrand factor was negative in the endothelial cells of the dilated channels. Electron microscopic study demonstrated no Weibel‐Palade bodies in the cytoplasm of the endothelial cells. The endothelial cells had no distinct basement membrane.