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.
lymphangiosarcoma
lym·phan·gi·o·sar·co·ma (l m-f n j - -sär-k m )n. 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
a malignant tumor of lymphatic vessels.
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