Open AccessBenign Lymphangioendothelioma - A Case Report
Author(s) -
Naveen Kumar Vittal,
Sushruth Kamoji,
Shilpa Vinay Dastikop
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/15664.7155
Subject(s) - dermis , lesion , medicine , pathology , asymptomatic , angiosarcoma , lymphatic system , biopsy , itching , lymphatic endothelium , sarcoma , dermatology
Benign lymphangioendothelioma is an uncommon locally infiltrative lymphatic tumour, presenting as a slow-growing, asymptomatic, reddish-violaceous macule or plaque. Histopathologically, it is characterized by thin-walled endothelial-lined spaces that are interspersed between strands of collagen. It must be recognized and differentiated from angiosarcoma, early Kaposi's sarcoma, in view of major differences in treatment and prognosis. A 24-year-old female presented with a raised lesion over the left leg since 2 years which was associated with minimal itching. Biopsy of the lesion showed thin walled vascular channels lined by single layer of bland endothelial cells at the dermo-epidermal junction, few vessels in the dermis.