Cutaneous lymphangiosarcoma following chronic lymphedema of filarial origin

Abstract

We are reporting a case of 36 yr old female with chronic filarial lymphedema of both legs. Subsequently she developed lymphangiosarcoma of her left leg which was confirmed histologically and on immunohistochemistry. Only three more cases of lymphagiosarcoma occurring in patients with filarial lymphedema are reviewed from available literature.

Keywords

• Lymphangiosarcoma
• filarial infection
• lymphedema