Lymphangiomatosis of the body wall: A report of two cases associated with chylothorax and fatal outcome

Pediatric Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 617-624

  Moerman, Philippe ^a   Van Geet, Chris ^a   Devlieger, Hugo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chylothorax; Lymphangiomatosis; Soft tissue tumor; Vascular malformation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHYLOTHORAX; CONGENITAL BLOOD VESSEL MALFORMATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHANGIOMATOSIS; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN EDEMA; SOFT TISSUE; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR;

CHYLOTHORAX; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LYMPHANGIOMA; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SCAPULA; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0030954057     PISSN: 10771042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/107710497174598     Document Type: Article

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