lymphangiosarcoma, n. Path.
(lɪmˌfændʒɪəʊsaːˈkəʊmə)
[f. lymph n. + angio- + sarcoma n.]
A sarcoma of the lymphatic vessels.
| 1900 Dorland Med. Dict. 368/2 Lymphangiosarcoma, lymphangioma blended with sarcoma. 1901 Boston Med. & Surg. Jrnl. CXLIV. 280/1 Diagnosis: Lymphangiosarcoma, or perhaps better, lymphangio-endothelioma. 1962 Schirger & Harrison in D. I. Abramson Blood Vessels & Lymphatics xxiv. 745 A rare primary lymphangiosarcoma may arise in chronic lymphedema of various types. 1984 Tighe & Davies Pathology (ed. 4) xiii. 117 Lymphangiosarcomas are found following chronic lymphatic obstruction. |