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Journal of General - Procedural Dermatology & Venereology Indonesia

2016

Dilatation of dermal lymph vessels

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Acquired Vulvar Lymphangioma: Report Of Two Cases, Indah Widyasari, Hafiza Fathan, Larisa Paramitha Wibawa, Herman Cipto, Adhimukti T. Sampurna, Sondang Pandjaitan Sirait Jun 2016

Acquired Vulvar Lymphangioma: Report Of Two Cases, Indah Widyasari, Hafiza Fathan, Larisa Paramitha Wibawa, Herman Cipto, Adhimukti T. Sampurna, Sondang Pandjaitan Sirait

Journal of General - Procedural Dermatology & Venereology Indonesia

Vulvar lymphangioma is a rare case and often being misdiagnosed as genital wart. This acquired disorder manifests as dilatation of superficial lymph vessel due to obstruction. It is caused by urogenital infection and most often occurs following surgery and radiotherapy of cervical cancer. The diagnosis is established based on clinical and histopathological features. Treatment aimed to eliminate the cause of obstruction. This article reports two cases of vulvar lymphangioma found in our Hospital.

First case was a 43-year-old female with a history of surgery and radiation for cervical cancer 10 years ago presented with vesicular skin lesion in genital area, …