Korean J Urol.
2004 Nov;45(11):1174-1177.
Primary (Congenital) Lymphedema of the External Genitalia
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea. urojjlee@hanyang.ac.kr
Abstract
- The etiology of the primary (congenital) lymphedema is as an unknown abnormal development of the subcutaneous lymphatic tissue itself. Lymphedema is expressed at different ages, and may be sporadic or inherited. Congenital lymphedema are rarely isolated to the external genitalia, but rather have lower extremity involvement. Isolated congenital lymphedema of the external genitalia is also extremely rare; to our knowledge, there has been no case report in the Korean literature. Our experienced case was that of a 17 year old male patient, who was treated surgically (scrotal reconstruction), with a relatively good result.
