Medical term:

lymphangiosarcoma


lymphangiosarcoma

 [lim-fan″je-o-sahr-ko´mah]
a malignant tumor of lymphatic vessels, usually arising in a limb that is the site of chronic lymphedema.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

lym·phan·gi·o·sar·co·ma

(lim-fan'jē-ō-sar-kō'mă),
A malignant neoplasm derived from vascular tissue, that is, an angiosarcoma, in which the neoplastic cells originate from the endothelial cells of lymphatic vessels, usually developing in the arm several years after radical mastectomy.
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

angiosarcoma

An uncommon, aggressive mesenchymal malignancy, arising in the skin, liver, breast, soft tissues and viscera, primarily affecting the elderly; male:female, 2:1.Aetiology Most are idiopathic; some are linked to chronic lymphoedema (as occurs following axillary dissection for breast CA), others to radiation therapy; hepatic angiosarcoma is classically linked exposure to thorium dioxide (a long obsolete contrast medium), and is also associated with arsenic and vinyl chloride. 
Prognosis Poor, 10–20% 5-year survival.
Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

lym·phan·gi·o·sar·co·ma

(lim-fan'jē-ō-sahr-kō'mă)
A malignant neoplasm derived from the endothelial cells of lymphatic vessels, usually developing in the arm several years after radical mastectomy.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

lymphangiosarcoma

 [lim-fan″je-o-sahr-ko´mah]
a malignant tumor of lymphatic vessels, usually arising in a limb that is the site of chronic lymphedema.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

lym·phan·gi·o·sar·co·ma

(lim-fan'jē-ō-sar-kō'mă),
A malignant neoplasm derived from vascular tissue, that is, an angiosarcoma, in which the neoplastic cells originate from the endothelial cells of lymphatic vessels, usually developing in the arm several years after radical mastectomy.
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

angiosarcoma

An uncommon, aggressive mesenchymal malignancy, arising in the skin, liver, breast, soft tissues and viscera, primarily affecting the elderly; male:female, 2:1.Aetiology Most are idiopathic; some are linked to chronic lymphoedema (as occurs following axillary dissection for breast CA), others to radiation therapy; hepatic angiosarcoma is classically linked exposure to thorium dioxide (a long obsolete contrast medium), and is also associated with arsenic and vinyl chloride. 
Prognosis Poor, 10–20% 5-year survival.
Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

lym·phan·gi·o·sar·co·ma

(lim-fan'jē-ō-sahr-kō'mă)
A malignant neoplasm derived from the endothelial cells of lymphatic vessels, usually developing in the arm several years after radical mastectomy.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

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