LYMPHANGIOSARCOMA IN LATE-ONSET HEREDITARY LYMPHEDEMA - CASE-REPORT AND NOSOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS

被引:16
作者
ANDERSSON, HC
PARRY, DM
MULVIHILL, JJ
机构
[1] NCI,INTERINST MED GENET PROGRAM,BETHESDA,MD 20892
[2] NCI,CLIN EPIDEMIOL BRANCH,BETHESDA,MD 20892
[3] UNIV PITTSBURGH,DEPT HUMAN GENET,PITTSBURGH,PA
来源
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS | 1995年 / 56卷 / 01期
关键词
HEREDITARY LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHANGIOSARCOMA; MEIGE DISEASE;
D O I
10.1002/ajmg.1320560116
中图分类号
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
Hereditary lymphedemas that are not associated with other malformations usually affect the lower limbs and are inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion. These nonsyndromic hereditary lymphedemas are categorized by their age of onset, being either congenital (Milroy disease) or having an onset in childhood or around puberty (Meige disease). We describe a family in which three individuals in three generations had unusually late onset of lymphedema in their mid-twenties or thirties. The proband additionally developed a very rare lymphangiosarcoma. This tumor, usually associated with post-mastectomy lymphedema, has not been described in late-onset hereditary lymphedema. Because of an unusually high incidence of multiple primary tumors in association with lymphangiosarcoma in the literature (approximately 10%) and proband's own familial cancer background, we speculate that an inherited predisposition to malignancy may underlie the development of lymphedema-associated lymphangiosarcoma. (C) 1995 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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页数:4
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