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lymphangiosarcoma

Known as: Lymphangioendotheliomas, Malignant, Lymphangiosarcoma [Disease/Finding], LYMPHANGIOSARCOMA, MALIGNANT 
A malignant tumor originating from the endothelial cells of lymphatic vessels. Most lymphangiosarcomas arise in an arm secondary to radical… 
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Review
2003
Review
2003
Summary The lymphatic vasculature is essential for the maintenance of normal fluid balance and for the immune responses, but it… 
Review
1992
Review
1992
Radiation-associated sarcomas are uncommon, constituting less than 5% of all sarcomas, and generally associated with a poor… 
Review
1988
Review
1988
Two cases of lymphangiosarcoma arising in a chronic lymphedematous extremity following mastectomy (Stewart‐Treves syndrome) were… 
Review
1987
Review
1987
A case of a 19‐year‐old inhabitant of Southern India with chronic filarial lymphedema of the right leg and subsequent… 
1981
1981
A case of lymphangiosarcoma of a lower extremity is described in a patient with chronic lymphedema of that leg from a filarial… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
A lymphangiosarcoma arose at the site of a preexisting lymphangioma circumscriptum on the skin of the anterior part of the… 
Review
1971
Review
1971
A case of lymphangiosarcoma arising in chronic congenital and idiopathic lymphoedema is presented. The literature is reviewed and… 
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
Six cases of angiosarcoma of the scalp are reported. The tumors are histologically indistinguishable from the "postmastectomy…