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==Overview==
==Overview==


[[Lymphangioma]] may be classified according to [classification method] into 3 subtypes, Microcystic type also known as [[lymphangioma circumscriptum]], macrocystic type, also known as [[cystic hygroma]] and Mixed type based on histologic formation.
[[Lymphangioma]] may be classified according to [classification method] into 3 subtypes, Microcystic type also known as [[lymphangioma circumscriptum]], macrocystic type, also known as [[cystic hygroma]] and mixed type. The classification is based on histologic formation.


==Classification==
==Classification==

Revision as of 18:16, 22 October 2018


Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Overview

Lymphangioma may be classified according to [classification method] into 3 subtypes, Microcystic type also known as lymphangioma circumscriptum, macrocystic type, also known as cystic hygroma and mixed type. The classification is based on histologic formation.

Classification

Lymphangioma may be classified according to into 3 subtypes:[1]

References

  1. Abu-Hamad A, Provencher D, Ganjei P, Penalver M (March 1989). "Lymphangioma circumscriptum of the vulva: case report and review of the literature". Obstet Gynecol. 73 (3 Pt 2): 496–9. PMID 2644602.