Lymphangioma Circumscriptum, Lymphangioma - DermAtlas

Contributor

Greg Hosler, MD, PhD

Diagnosis

lymphangioma circumscriptum lymphangioma

Body Site

buttock

Age

4 months

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

discrete

Color

skin color

Morphology

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Pattern

solitary

Comments

This lesion was removed from the buttock of an infant. Lymphangioma circumscriptum may represent a neoplasm of lymphatic endothelial cells or perhaps a congenital malformation. The differential diagnosis would include other lymphangiomas or lymphangiectasia.

Description

At higher power, the vascular channels are lined by a single layer of plump, bland endothelial cells. The channels are filled with serum and a few red blood cells. The septa are thin and delicate.

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3/21/2006 22:23:05

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