1. Acquired lymphangiomas may result from trauma, inflammation, or lymphatic obstruction. 2. Lymphangiomas are commonly diagnosed before birth using fetal ultrasonography.3. Cystic hygroma is indistinguishable from cavernous lymphangiomas on histology. 4. Cystic hygroma can be associated with a nuchal lymphangioma or a fetal hydrops. 5. No family history of prior lymphangiomas is described. 6. This is the most common form of lymphangioma . 7. Since they have no chance of becoming malignant, lymphangiomas are usually treated for cosmetic reasons only. 8. Microscopically, the vesicles in lymphangioma circumscriptum are greatly dilated lymph channels that cause the papillary dermis to expand. 9. DJ Semtex is notable for having one arm after contracting Lymphangioma and undergoing amputation as a sixteen year old. 10. Congenital lymphangiomas are often associated with chromosomal abnormalities such as Turner syndrome, although they can also exist in isolation.
