lymphangiosarcoma

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lymphangiosarcoma /lym·phan·gio·sar·co·ma/ (-sahr-ko´mah) a malignant tumor of vascular endothelial cells arising from lymphatic vessels, usually in a limb that is the site of chronic lymphedema.

lym·phan·gi·o·sar·co·ma (l

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An angiosarcoma in which the tumor cells originate from the endothelial cells of lymphatic vessels.

lymphangiosarcoma

[limfan′jē·ō′särkō′mə]

Etymology: L, lympha, water; Gk, angeion, vessel, sarx, flesh, oma, tumor

a tumor arising from the lymphatic vessels.

lymphangiosarcoma [lim-fan″je-o-sahr-ko´mah]

a malignant tumor of lymphatic vessels, usually arising in a limb that is the site of chronic lymphedema.

lymphangiosarcoma

a malignant tumor of lymphatic vessels.

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