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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==
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