Abstract

LOZANO GONZALEZ, Yusimin  and  GONZALEZ VELASQUEZ, Estrella. Elephantiasis: Apropos of a case. Rev. Med. Electrón. [online]. 2009, vol.31, n.3. ISSN 1684-1824.

We present the case o fan 80-years-old woman operated of vulva cancer, who was the subject of a radical vulvectomy with bilateral inguinal draining 20 years ago, presenting bilateral elephantiasis as a sequel. Apropos of this case, we reviewed the literature and stated some conclusions.

Keywords : ELEPHANTIASIS ; VULVAR NEOPLAMS [etiology]; LYMPHANGITIS; HUMANS ; AGED, 80 AND OVER .

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