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Case Reports
. 2021 Oct 15:71:102962.
doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2021.102962. eCollection 2021 Nov.

Lymphangioma circumscriptum of the scrotum: Case report

Sara Bouabdella  1 , Siham Dikhaye  1   2 , Nada Zizi  1   2
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Case Reports

Lymphangioma circumscriptum of the scrotum: Case report

Sara Bouabdella et al. Ann Med Surg (Lond). .

Abstract

Introduction and importance: Lymphangioma circumscriptum (LC) is the most common form of cutaneous lymphangioma. However, scrotal LC is rare.

Case presentation: We report a case of a 37-year-old patient with a complaint of a slow growing painless scrotal grouped lesions present for the past ten years diagnosed as LC.

Clinical discussion: The disorder is clinically identified by translucent or hazy vesicles of different sizes which are grouped like frog spawn or, less commonly, as diffuse swelling to a particular area. The definitive diagnosis is usually made by biopsy. LC tends to be asymptomatic. However, it can be complicated. The treatment involves medical and surgical procedures.

Conclusion: Scrotal LC is rare and tends to mimic certain infectious diseases. The clinicians should be aware of LC in adult males without a prior disease to avoid missing the diagnosis and to prevent inappropriate treatment.

Keywords: Lymphangioma circumscriptum; Lymphatic malformation; Scrotum.

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Fig. 1
Clinical image: multiple grouped vesicles on the scrotal skin.
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Fig. 2
Dermoscopic image showing multiple, grouped flesh-colored, slightly erythematous nodules on the scrotal skin along with several translucent lacunae with a yellow hue; some nodules showed linear vessels. (For interpretation of the references to color in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the Web version of this article.)
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