A CASE OF LYMPHEDEMA OF THE LOWER LIMBS AS A RESULT OF METASTATIC SPREAD TO THE LYMPHATIC VESSELS OF THE DERMIS

G. Accarpio,E Cariati,Scordamaglia R,Rella G,V Arcuri,Papi M

A CASE OF LYMPHEDEMA OF THE LOWER LIMBS AS A RESULT OF METASTATIC SPREAD TO THE LYMPHATIC VESSELS OF THE DERMIS

2017

G. Accarpio
E Cariati
Scordamaglia R
Rella G
V Arcuri
Papi M

An unusual case of lymphedema is presented. It affects the lower limbs and chest, and is caused by localized metastatic proliferation to the dermal lymphatic vessels from a primary gastric carcinoma of the muciparous cell type.

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Anatomy
Lymphedema
Carcinoma
Lymphatic system
Dermis
General surgery
Medicine
gastric carcinoma
lymphatic metastasis
Pathology
Cell type
unusual case

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