Acquired vulvar lymphangiomas: A sequela of radiation therapy

Lymphangiomas of the vulva are rare clinical entities. Acquired or secondar y lymphangiomas have characteristically been reported after radiation thera py for cervical carcinoma and appear on the vulva years after this treatmen t. Local surgery, scrofuloderma, and Crohn's disease may also damage vulvar lymphatic flow and lead to the development of vulvar lymphangiomas. We rep ort a case of acquired vulvar lymphangiomas that occurred in a patient 15 y ears after she received radiation therapy for squamous cell carcinoma of th e uterine cervix.