Journal of Chest Surgery

The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (대한심장혈관흉부외과학회)
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Cavernous Lymphangioma Arising in the Chest Wall 19 Years after Excision of a Cystic Hygroma

  • Lee, Woo-Surng (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Kim, Yo-Han (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Chee, Hyun-Keun (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Lee, Song-Am (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Kim, Jong-Duk (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Kim, Dong-Chan (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, Konkuk University)
  • Received : 2011.01.28
  • Accepted : 2011.07.03
  • Published : 2011.10.05
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Abstract

Lymphangioma is a congenital malformation of the lymphatic system and is thought to result from the failure of the lymphatic system to connect with the venous system. Lymphangioma of the chest wall is a very rare disease entity, and only a few cases have ever been documented in the literature. To the best of our knowledge, there have been few cases of recurrent cavernous lymphangioma after surgical excision of a cystic hygroma on the same side of the chest wall. Here, we report a case of a cavernous lymphangioma of the chest wall in a patient who had undergone surgical excision of a cystic hygroma 19 years earlier.

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