Lymphangiosarcoma associated with chronic filarial lymphedema. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • A case of a 19-year-old inhabitant of Southern India with chronic filarial lymphedema of the right leg and subsequent lymphangiosarcoma is reported. Two additional cases of lymphangiosarcoma occurring in patients with filarial lymphedema are reviewed from the literature.

publication date

  • January 1, 1987

Research

keywords

  • Elephantiasis, Filarial
  • Lymphangiosarcoma
  • Lymphedema

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0023151222

PubMed ID

  • 3791146

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 59

issue

  • 1