Lymphangioma: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

cutaneous lymphangioma, lymphangioma circumscriptum, cavernous lymphangioma, cystic hygroma, abnormal lymph vessel, lymph vessel

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Geover Fernandez, MD, FAAD, Staff Physician, Department of Dermatology, University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School
Geover Fernandez, MD, FAAD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Dermatology, and American Society for MOHS Surgery
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Robert A Schwartz, MD, MPH, Professor and Head of Dermatology, Professor of Medicine, Professor of Pediatrics, Professor of Pathology, Professor of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
Robert A Schwartz, MD, MPH is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Dermatology, American College of Physicians, and Sigma Xi
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Carrie L Kovarik, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology and Dermatopathology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
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David F Butler, MD, Professor of Dermatology, Texas A&M University College of Medicine; Director, Division of Dermatology, Scott and White Clinic; Director Dermatology Residency Training Program, Scott and White Clinic
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Jeffrey J Miller, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, Penn State University, Milton S Hershey Medical Center
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Catherine Quirk, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha and American Academy of Dermatology
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Dirk M Elston, MD, Director, Department of Dermatology, Geisinger Medical Center
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