Elimination of lymphangioma circumscriptum by suction-assisted lipectomy.

Ann Plast Surg

Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Pennsylvania State University, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey 17033.

Published: June 1986

Lymphangioma circumscriptum presents as cutaneous vesicles or skin tags that drain lymphatic fluid. Deep, sequestered lymphatic cisterns encircled by smooth muscle are thought to be the cause of the skin manifestations, and selective resection of the deep cisterns, not the involved overlying skin, has been suggested as the treatment of choice. We report a successful treatment of lymphangioma circumscriptum using suction-assisted lipectomy to obliterate the deep lymphatic cisterns and their vertical channels communicating to the skin.

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