Lymphangiosarcoma is a rare malignant tumor which occurs in long-standing cases of primary or secondary lymphedema. It involves either the upper or lower lymphedemateous extremities but is most common in upper extremities. ==Signs and Symptoms== The sarcoma first appears as a bruise mark, a purplish discolorization or a tender skin nodule in the e...
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A type of cancer that begins in the cells that line lymph vessels.
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A malignant tumour originating from the endothelial cells of lymphatic vessels. most lymphangiosarcomas arise in an arm secondary to radical mastectomy but they sometimes complicate idiopathic lymphedema. The lymphedema has usually been present for 6 to 10 years before malignant changes develop. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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(lim-fan″je-o-sahr-ko´mә) a malignant tumor of lymphatic vessels, usually arising in a limb that is the site of chronic lymphedema.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: lim-fan′jē-ō-sar-kō′mă Definitions: 1. A malignant neoplasm derived from vascular tissue, an angiosarcoma, in which the neoplastic cells originate from the endothelial cells of lymphatic vessels, usually developing in the arm several years after radical mastectomy.
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