Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A tumor composed of lymphatic vessels.
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- noun medicine A
benign tumour of thelymph vessel .
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- noun benign angioma consisting of a mass of lymphatic vessels
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A rare condition, Kaposi described as lymphangioma tuberosum multiplex, characterized by more or less solid, somewhat cystic, pearly to pinkish red, sometimes crowded lesions, is now known to be "benign cystic epithelioma"; its most common site is the face.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine Henry Weightman Stelwagon 1886
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Fetal giant neck masses such as cervical teratoma and lymphangioma can grow to such large proportions that the fetal airway becomes distorted and obstructed.
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_Branchial cysts_; _Cystic lymphangioma_; _Blood cysts_; _Bursal cysts_ -- _Solid_: _Lipoma_; _Fibroma_; _Osteoma_; _Sarcoma_;
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893
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The _cystic lymphangioma_, _hygroma_, or _hydrocele of the neck_ (Fig. 274), has been described with affections of lymphatics (Volume I., p. 327); and _thyreo-glossal cysts in the neck_ at p. 583.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893
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Among other tumours met with in this region may be mentioned: the congenital _lipoma_ -- a small, rounded, fatty tumour which often suggests a caudal appendage (Fig. 222); the _sacral hygroma_, which forms a sessile cystic tumour growing over the back of the sacrum, and is believed to be a meningocele which has become cut off _in utero_ by the continued growth of the vertebral arch; dermoids, sarcoma, and lymphangioma.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893
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(_Synonym: _ Lymphangiectodes.) #Describe lymphangioma.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine Henry Weightman Stelwagon 1886
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At a young age, Cooper's daughter Tamlynn Niemietz was diagnosed with a variety of illnesses - including lymphangioma and later scleroderma, Cooper said.
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At a young age, Cooper's daughter Tamlynn Niemietz was diagnosed with a variety of illnesses - including lymphangioma and later scleroderma, Cooper said.
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At a young age, Cooper's daughter Tamlynn Niemietz was diagnosed with a variety of illnesses - including lymphangioma and later scleroderma, Cooper said.
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At a young age, Cooper's daughter Tamlynn Niemietz was diagnosed with a variety of illnesses - including lymphangioma and later scleroderma, Cooper said.
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