lymphangiosarcoman.
/lɪmˌfandʒɪəʊsɑːˈkəʊmə/ Pathology.
A sarcoma of the lymphatic vessels.
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lymphangitis1842
folliculitis1849
adenopathy1852
lymphangioma1877
adenolymphoma1879
lymphadenitis1879
lymphitis1879
lymphangiectasis1882
lymphœdema1889
perilymphangitis1890
lymphangiosarcoma1900
lymphomatosis1900
lymphadenopathy1920
Burkitt's lymphoma1963
pseudolymphoma1963
1900 W. A. N. Dorland Amer. Illustr. Med. Dict. 368/2 Lymphangiosarcoma, lymphangioma blended with sarcoma.
1901 Boston Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 144 280/1 Diagnosis: Lymphangiosarcoma, or perhaps better, lymphangio-endothelioma.
1962 Schirger & Harrison in D. I. Abramson Blood Vessels & Lymphatics xxiv. 745 A rare primary lymphangiosarcoma may arise in chronic lymphedema of various types.
1984 J. R. Tighe & D. R. Davies Pathol. (ed. 4) xiii. 117 Lymphangiosarcomas are found following chronic lymphatic obstruction.
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