A case of acquired lymphangiectasia mimicking cutaneous metastasis Kutanöz Metastazi Taklit Eden Edinsel Lenfanjiektazili Bir Olgu
Turkiye Klinikleri Dermatoloji, cilt.25, sa.1, ss.32-35, 2015 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 25 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2015
- Doi Numarası: 10.5336/dermato.2014-42890
- Dergi Adı: Turkiye Klinikleri Dermatoloji
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.32-35
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Breast neoplasms, Lymphangiectasis, Neoplasm metastasis, Radiotherapy
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Trakya Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Acquired lymphangiectasia is a condition of superficial lymphatic vessels expansion. This condition develops in cases of lymphatic drainage corruption and obstruction of lymphatic vessels, due to various external factors. In the formation of acquired lymphangiectasia may be responsible malignancy, surgery, Crohn's disease, radiotherapy, keloids and infections. Clinically, in patients, bright vesicles, bullae and lymphedema are seen. This entity is important in patients with malignancies, because the image can be confused with cutaneous metastasis. Therefore the diagnosis and treatment is very important. Our patient was a fifty-one years old female, who has undergone a mastectomy due to breast cancer, four years ago. Since three months, distally of the operation area erythematous bright, not showing sensitivity papular lesions were noticed in the patient, undergone also chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Punch biopsy of the lesions was made. This patient, diagnosed histopathologically with cutaneous acquired lymphangiectasia was presented in accompanation of the literature.