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Limb hyperplasia: case report of an unusual variant of Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome and review of the literature.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19537283     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome (KTS) is a rare disorder involving a triad of cutaneous capillary malformations (port-wine stain), varicose veins or venous malformations, and bony or soft tissue hyperplasia of an extremity. It is one of many heterogeneous disorders known as overgrowth syndromes that are characterized by either generalized or localized somatic overgrowth. Overgrowth syndromes each have unique clinical, behavioral, and genetic features, but some of these features overlap, causing diagnostic difficulty. Cutaneous manifestations, however, can be key to distinguishing the various syndromes. We present a patient with an unusual variant of KTS consisting of right upper extremity hyperplasia, lymphedema, and cutaneous and visceral lymphangiomas. We review several closely related syndromes and discuss the differential diagnosis of limb hyperplasia.
Authors:
Julie K Gober-Wilcox; David L Gardner; Nancy E Joste; Carol L Clericuzio; Barrett Zlotoff
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Cutis; cutaneous medicine for the practitioner     Volume:  83     ISSN:  0011-4162     ISO Abbreviation:  Cutis     Publication Date:  2009 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-06-19     Completed Date:  2009-08-04     Revised Date:  2009-11-11    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0006440     Medline TA:  Cutis     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  255-62     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, USA.
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
Child
Female
Humans
Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber Syndrome / diagnosis*,  genetics,  pathology

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