STASIS PAPILLOMATOSIS - CLINICAL-FEATURES, ETIOPATHOGENESIS AND RADIOLOGICAL FINDINGS

Stasis papillomatosis can be divided into localized and widespread for ms. Ten patients with this disease are discussed with emphasis on thei r clinical and lymphoradiological findings. Using isotope lymphography we were able to find an overall lymphostasis in only four patients. I n all patients, local lymphatic disturbances were detected by means of indirect lymphography with intradermal lymph cysts as the most specif ic sign. Local dermal lymphostasis seems to be the common final pathog enesis in spite of different etiologies (ie, primary lymphedema, chron ic venous insufficiency, trauma recurrent erysipelas, and local lympha ngiodysplasia of unknown origin). A maximum variant was seen, followin g en-bloc resection of subcutaneous tissue in a patient suffering from congenital lymphedema.