lymphangioma


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  • Names

    • lymphangioma
    • cystic hygroma

  • Clinical

    • age: 0-1
    • Associations: Turner syndrome
    • site
      • cystic: neck, axilla, groin
      • cavernous: above and also in oral, upper trunk, limbs, abdominal, retroperitoneal

  • Histology

    • architecture: cavernous or cystic, thin-walled dilated lymphatic vessels
    • lining: flat endothelium
    • content: empty or proteinaceous fluid, lymphocytes
    • lymphocytic aggregates

  • Stains

    • variable: CD31, CD34
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