VULVAR LYMPHANGIECTASIA 14 YEARS AFTER TH ERAPY FOR SQUAMOUS-CELL CARCINOMA OF THE CERVIX - CRYOSURGICAL TREATMENT

Introduction. Lymphangiectasia are different from lymphangioma because they arise following damage to the deeper lymphatic vessels, No clini cal or histological features are known to distinguish lymphangioma fro m lymphangiectasia. Case report. We report a case of vulvar lymphangie ctasia occurring 14 years after therapy of squamous carcinoma of the c ervix (surgery and post-operative radiotherapy). Our treatment was cry osurgery. Discussion. We analysed the 12 case reports of vulvar lympha ngiectasia in the literature, emphasizing misleading clinical aspect o f the warty lesions and the risk of repeated infection justifying an a ppropriate treatment. We propose cryosurgery which provides real benef its with a minimal trauma.