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==Lymphangioma== | ==Lymphangioma== | ||
*[[AKA]] ''cystic hygroma''.<ref name=Ref_WMSP12>{{Ref WMSP|12}}</ref> | |||
===General=== | ===General=== | ||
*Benign. | *Benign. | ||
*Classically in the left neck.<ref name=Ref_WMSP12>{{Ref WMSP|12}}</ref> | |||
*May be seen in [[Turner syndrome]]. | |||
Treatment: | |||
*Surgical excision. | |||
===Microscopic=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||
Features:<ref name=Ref_WMSP489>{{Ref WMSP|489}}</ref> | Features:<ref name=Ref_WMSP489>{{Ref WMSP|489}}</ref><ref name=Ref_WMSP12>{{Ref WMSP|12}}</ref> | ||
*Thin-walled channels lined by endothelium. | *Thin-walled channels lined by endothelium. | ||
*+/-Eosinophilic intraluminal material. | |||
*+/-Clusters of intraluminal lymphocytes. | |||
*+/-Occasional [[RBC]]s. | |||
DDx: | |||
*[[Hemangioma]]. | |||
Images: | |||
*[http://www.webpathology.com/image.asp?n=5&Case=412 Lymphangioma - low mag. (webpathology.com)]. | |||
*[http://www.webpathology.com/image.asp?case=412&n=6 Lymphangioma - high mag. (webpathology.com)]. | |||
==Kaposi sarcoma== | ==Kaposi sarcoma== | ||