单词 | lymphangiosarcoma |
释义 | lymphangiosarcomalymphangiosarcoma[‚lim‚fan·jē·ō·sär′kō·mə]lymphangiosarcomalymphangiosarcoma[lim-fan″je-o-sahr-ko´mah]lym·phan·gi·o·sar·co·ma(lim-fan'jē-ō-sar-kō'mă),angiosarcomaAn 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. lym·phan·gi·o·sar·co·ma(lim-fan'jē-ō-sahr-kō'mă) |
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