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Lymphatic malformation(LM)

MedGen UID:
140763
Concept ID:
C0398368
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonyms: Hereditary lymphedema; LM
SNOMED CT: Lymphatic malformation (234095009)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0019313
OMIM® Phenotypic series: PS153100

Definition

Primary lymphedema is caused by anatomic or functional defects in the lymphatic system, resulting in chronic swelling of body parts and lymphatic-system malformation. [from MONDO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Saibene AM, Rosso C, Felisati G, Pignataro L, Schindler A, Ghilardi G, Colletti G, Gaffuri M, Mozzanica F
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2023 Aug;280(8):3529-3540. Epub 2023 Apr 28 doi: 10.1007/s00405-023-07991-1. PMID: 37115326Free PMC Article
Lerat J, Mounayer C, Scomparin A, Orsel S, Bessede JP, Aubry K
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2016 Dec;133(6):393-396. Epub 2016 Aug 3 doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2016.07.004. PMID: 27497629
Elluru RG, Balakrishnan K, Padua HM
Semin Pediatr Surg 2014 Aug;23(4):178-85. Epub 2014 Jul 15 doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2014.07.002. PMID: 25241095

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Gorostidi F, Glasson N, Salati V, Sandu K
J Oral Pathol Med 2022 Nov;51(10):888-896. Epub 2022 Apr 6 doi: 10.1111/jop.13297. PMID: 35347777Free PMC Article
Johnson AB, Richter GT
Clin Perinatol 2018 Dec;45(4):737-749. Epub 2018 Sep 18 doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2018.07.010. PMID: 30396415
Banzic I, Brankovic M, Maksimović Ž, Davidović L, Marković M, Rančić Z
Phlebology 2017 Jul;32(6):371-383. Epub 2016 Aug 9 doi: 10.1177/0268355516664212. PMID: 27511883
Lerat J, Mounayer C, Scomparin A, Orsel S, Bessede JP, Aubry K
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2016 Dec;133(6):393-396. Epub 2016 Aug 3 doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2016.07.004. PMID: 27497629
Wassef M, Blei F, Adams D, Alomari A, Baselga E, Berenstein A, Burrows P, Frieden IJ, Garzon MC, Lopez-Gutierrez JC, Lord DJ, Mitchel S, Powell J, Prendiville J, Vikkula M; ISSVA Board and Scientific Committee
Pediatrics 2015 Jul;136(1):e203-14. Epub 2015 Jun 8 doi: 10.1542/peds.2014-3673. PMID: 26055853

Diagnosis

Dorrity J, Mack J, Wong K, Richter GT
J Oral Pathol Med 2022 Nov;51(10):860-871. Epub 2022 Jul 25 doi: 10.1111/jop.13322. PMID: 35674677
Gorostidi F, Glasson N, Salati V, Sandu K
J Oral Pathol Med 2022 Nov;51(10):888-896. Epub 2022 Apr 6 doi: 10.1111/jop.13297. PMID: 35347777Free PMC Article
Kulungowski AM, Patel M
Semin Pediatr Surg 2020 Oct;29(5):150971. Epub 2020 Sep 16 doi: 10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2020.150971. PMID: 33069296
Defnet AM, Bagrodia N, Hernandez SL, Gwilliam N, Kandel JJ
Pediatr Surg Int 2016 May;32(5):425-33. Epub 2016 Jan 27 doi: 10.1007/s00383-016-3867-4. PMID: 26815877
Wassef M, Blei F, Adams D, Alomari A, Baselga E, Berenstein A, Burrows P, Frieden IJ, Garzon MC, Lopez-Gutierrez JC, Lord DJ, Mitchel S, Powell J, Prendiville J, Vikkula M; ISSVA Board and Scientific Committee
Pediatrics 2015 Jul;136(1):e203-14. Epub 2015 Jun 8 doi: 10.1542/peds.2014-3673. PMID: 26055853

Therapy

Wiegand S, Dietz A, Wichmann G
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2022 Aug;279(8):3801-3810. Epub 2022 May 8 doi: 10.1007/s00405-022-07378-8. PMID: 35526176Free PMC Article
Gorostidi F, Glasson N, Salati V, Sandu K
J Oral Pathol Med 2022 Nov;51(10):888-896. Epub 2022 Apr 6 doi: 10.1111/jop.13297. PMID: 35347777Free PMC Article
Maruani A, Tavernier E, Boccara O, Mazereeuw-Hautier J, Leducq S, Bessis D, Guibaud L, Vabres P, Carmignac V, Mallet S, Barbarot S, Chiaverini C, Droitcourt C, Bursztejn AC, Lengellé C, Woillard JB, Herbreteau D, Le Touze A, Joly A, Léauté-Labrèze C, Powell J, Bourgoin H, Gissot V, Giraudeau B, Morel B
JAMA Dermatol 2021 Nov 1;157(11):1289-1298. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2021.3459. PMID: 34524406Free PMC Article
Ozeki M, Nozawa A, Kawamoto N, Fujino A, Hirakawa S, Fukao T
Pediatr Blood Cancer 2019 Sep;66(9):e27878. Epub 2019 Jun 17 doi: 10.1002/pbc.27878. PMID: 31207041
Lerat J, Mounayer C, Scomparin A, Orsel S, Bessede JP, Aubry K
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2016 Dec;133(6):393-396. Epub 2016 Aug 3 doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2016.07.004. PMID: 27497629

Prognosis

Ruthberg JS, Susarla SM, Bly RA
Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 2024 Aug;36(3):355-368. Epub 2024 Apr 16 doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2024.03.002. PMID: 38632013
Dorrity J, Mack J, Wong K, Richter GT
J Oral Pathol Med 2022 Nov;51(10):860-871. Epub 2022 Jul 25 doi: 10.1111/jop.13322. PMID: 35674677
Johnson AB, Richter GT
Clin Perinatol 2018 Dec;45(4):737-749. Epub 2018 Sep 18 doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2018.07.010. PMID: 30396415
Zander DA, Smoker WR
Radiographics 2014 Jan-Feb;34(1):37-50. doi: 10.1148/rg.341135055. PMID: 24428281
Cigliano B, Baltogiannis N, De Marco M, Faviou E, Antoniou D, De Luca U, Soutis M, Settimi A
Pediatr Surg Int 2007 Dec;23(12):1219-25. Epub 2007 Oct 16 doi: 10.1007/s00383-006-1822-5. PMID: 17938938

Clinical prediction guides

Siki FO, Sarikaya M, Gunduz M, Sekmenli T, Koksal Y, Ciftci I
Niger J Clin Pract 2023 Aug;26(8):1165-1170. doi: 10.4103/njcp.njcp_99_23. PMID: 37635612
Wang H, Xie C, Lin W, Zhou J, Yang W, Guo Z
Ann Surg 2023 Oct 1;278(4):e870-e875. Epub 2023 Feb 24 doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005832. PMID: 36825502Free PMC Article
Maruani A, Tavernier E, Boccara O, Mazereeuw-Hautier J, Leducq S, Bessis D, Guibaud L, Vabres P, Carmignac V, Mallet S, Barbarot S, Chiaverini C, Droitcourt C, Bursztejn AC, Lengellé C, Woillard JB, Herbreteau D, Le Touze A, Joly A, Léauté-Labrèze C, Powell J, Bourgoin H, Gissot V, Giraudeau B, Morel B
JAMA Dermatol 2021 Nov 1;157(11):1289-1298. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2021.3459. PMID: 34524406Free PMC Article
Kulungowski AM, Patel M
Semin Pediatr Surg 2020 Oct;29(5):150971. Epub 2020 Sep 16 doi: 10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2020.150971. PMID: 33069296
Defnet AM, Bagrodia N, Hernandez SL, Gwilliam N, Kandel JJ
Pediatr Surg Int 2016 May;32(5):425-33. Epub 2016 Jan 27 doi: 10.1007/s00383-016-3867-4. PMID: 26815877

Recent systematic reviews

Kamhieh Y, Mitra R, Burnett T, Jones H, Roblin G, Hall A
Laryngoscope 2024 May;134(5):2038-2047. Epub 2023 Oct 9 doi: 10.1002/lary.31091. PMID: 37812168
Saibene AM, Rosso C, Felisati G, Pignataro L, Schindler A, Ghilardi G, Colletti G, Gaffuri M, Mozzanica F
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2023 Aug;280(8):3529-3540. Epub 2023 Apr 28 doi: 10.1007/s00405-023-07991-1. PMID: 37115326Free PMC Article
Wiegand S, Dietz A, Wichmann G
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2022 Aug;279(8):3801-3810. Epub 2022 May 8 doi: 10.1007/s00405-022-07378-8. PMID: 35526176Free PMC Article
Kalwani NM, Rockson SG
J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord 2021 Jul;9(4):1077-1082. Epub 2021 Feb 1 doi: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2021.01.013. PMID: 33540133
Adams MT, Saltzman B, Perkins JA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2012 Oct;147(4):627-39. Epub 2012 Jul 11 doi: 10.1177/0194599812453552. PMID: 22785242

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