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Lymphangioma, Cystic Angiomatosis

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A solitary bone lymphangioma is exceedingly rare. Anecdotical cases have been reported both in the axial and in the appendicular skeleton. They present with mild pain and, radiographically, with a pure osteolysis having rather well defined borders. Grossly, the lesion, rather than blood, contains a chyloid fluid, clear to cloudy. Histologically, the lymphangioma is composed of vascular spaces, from capillary to cavernous, larger, more elongated and spaced further apart than hemangioma. The cavities are empty or contain a proteinaceous fluid, the endothelial lining is flat and mature, and the reticulin wall is very delicate.

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  1. University of Bologna, Italy

    Mario Campanacci M.D. (Orthopaedic Surgeon, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Pathology, Director of the 1st Orthopaedic Clinic, Director of the Graduate School of Orthopaedics, Director of the Tumor Centre)

  2. Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Bologna, Italy

    Mario Campanacci M.D. (Orthopaedic Surgeon, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Pathology, Director of the 1st Orthopaedic Clinic, Director of the Graduate School of Orthopaedics, Director of the Tumor Centre)

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Campanacci, M. (1999). Lymphangioma, Cystic Angiomatosis. In: Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-3846-5_37

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