An Unusual Presentation of a Lymphatic Malformation in an Adult: A Case Report [PDF]
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2022 Introduction: Patients commonly present with neck masses to the Emergency Department. The acute presentation of such a mass can be alarming to patients and their families. In this report we discuss a rare etiology of an acutely presenting neck mass in an
Marguerite Gilmore +2 more
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Refractory Head and Neck Lymphatic Malformation in Infants Treated With Sirolimus: A Case Series [PDF]
Frontiers in Oncology, 2021 Background Extensive and complex head and neck lymphatic malformations (LMs) are challenging to manage through traditional therapy. The purpose of this retrospective study was to assess the efficacy and safety of sirolimus in infants with refractory head
Changhua Wu +3 more
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Laparoscopic surgery of intra-abdominal lymphatic malformation in children. [PDF]
Exp Ther Med, 2022 Lymphatic malformation (LM) in the abdomen is uncommon in children, and the standard treatment is surgical excision. The present study aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic surgery of intra-abdominal LM in a pediatric population.
Liu Q, Fu J, Yu Q, Gong W, Li P, Guo X.
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BMC Pediatrics, 2020 Background To explore the imaging features, key diagnostic points, classification, treatment, and prognosis of cervical lymphatic malformation. Methods Overall, 320 patients diagnosed with cervical lymphatic malformation were retrospectively analysed in ...
Jiaoling Li +6 more
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Autophagy inhibition prevents lymphatic malformation progression to lymphangiosarcoma by decreasing osteopontin and Stat3 signaling. [PDF]
Nat Commun, 2023 Lymphatic malformation (LM) is a vascular anomaly originating from lymphatic endothelial cells (ECs). While it mostly remains a benign disease, a fraction of LM patients progresses to malignant lymphangiosarcoma (LAS). However, very little is known about
Yang F +5 more
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Immune-interacting lymphatic endothelial subtype at capillary terminals drives lymphatic malformation. [PDF]
J Exp Med, 2023 Petkova et al. identify a new Ptx3-positive immune-interacting subtype of lymphatic endothelial cells, iLECs, that drive oncogenic PI3K-driven lymphatic malformations.
Petkova M +11 more
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Successful palliative resection of giant epimyocardial lymphatic malformation with 14 years of follow-up: a case report [PDF]
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2023 Background Primary tumors of the heart are a rare phenomenon. Lymphatic malformations are congenital anomalies of the lymphatic system that tend to grow progressively.
Krista Heliö +4 more
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Multispecialty Approach to a Very Large Congenital Head and Neck Cystic Lymphatic Malformation in an Infant Born by SARS-CoV-2 Positive Mother—A Case Report [PDF]
Biomedicines, 2022 Masses of the head and neck are often diagnosed prenatally and require special care due to the risk of airway obstruction. The EXIT procedure is a preferable mode of delivery.
Greta Sibrecht +8 more
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Primary localized cutaneous nodular amyloidosis presenting as lymphatic malformation: A case report
Open Life Sciences, 2021 Primary skin amyloidosis is a chronic skin disease in which amyloid deposits in the normal skin tissues without involving other organs. At present, the causes and mechanisms of morbidity have not been fully elucidated.
Wu Xiujuan, Zhao Zongfeng
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Case Reports in Dermatology, 2021 We present a rare case of KRAS keratinocytic epidermal nevus syndrome with lymphatic malformation, responsive to treatment with sirolimus, an mTOR inhibitor.
Emily Sideris +2 more
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