Localized Hirsutism after Radical Inguinal Lymphadenectomy

To the Editor: Localized hirsutism has been associated with conditions of localized hypervascularity and low-grade inflammation (e.g., congenital arteriovenous fistula, 1 severe varicose veins and subsequent stasis ulcers, 2 chronic osteomyelitis, 3 and prolonged irritation of areas of skin 4 ). We...

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Published inThe New England journal of medicine Vol. 305; no. 16; p. 958
Main Authors Finck, S J, Cochran, A J, Vitek, C R, Morton, D L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Massachusetts Medical Society 15.10.1981
Subjects
Hirsutism - etiology
Humans
Leg
Lymph Node Excision - adverse effects
Lymphedema - complications
Male
Middle Aged
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Summary:To the Editor: Localized hirsutism has been associated with conditions of localized hypervascularity and low-grade inflammation (e.g., congenital arteriovenous fistula, 1 severe varicose veins and subsequent stasis ulcers, 2 chronic osteomyelitis, 3 and prolonged irritation of areas of skin 4 ). We recently observed a patient with marked localized hirsutism of the lower extremity secondary to lymphedema after radical dissection of the groin for malignant melanoma. A 45-year-old man noticed an enlarging mass in his left groin in January 1980. A biopsy performed on March 17 revealed metastatic melanoma. A search for the primary lesion was unsuccessful. On March 25 the patient underwent radical . . . No extract is available for articles shorter than 400 words.
ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJM198110153051620