[Massive localized lymphedema].

Authors :: Best M
Garcia C
Gonzalez S
Dandurand M
Marque M
Stoebner PE
Meunier L
Source :: Annales de dermatologie et de venereologie [Ann Dermatol Venereol] 2015 May; Vol. 142 (5), pp. 356-9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Mar 13.
Publication Year :: 2015
Abstract: Background: Massive localized lymphedema (MLL) is a benign soft-tissue lesion that usually presents as a large and isolated mass in morbidly obese adults.<br />Patients and Methods: We report the case of a 39-year-old woman presenting obesity and multiple MLL. There was a large tumor in the left groin and two smaller lesions on the backs of the thighs.<br />Discussion: MLL is a benign tumor that must be removed wherever possible because such tumors may degenerate into angiosarcomas in 13% of cases. MLL is probably secondary to a prolonged obstruction of lymphatic vessels due to marked excess of adipose tissue.<br /> (Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.)