PMC5771770_01
Lymphangioma circumscriptum on the penile shaft.
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Physical examination found multiple semitranslucent skin-colored papules coalescing into plaques on the penile shaft, scrotum, and perineum (Figs 1 and 2 ).
Lymphangioma circumscriptum coalescing vesicles and papules on the scrotum.
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Physical examination found multiple semitranslucent skin-colored papules coalescing into plaques on the penile shaft, scrotum, and perineum (Figs 1 and 2 ).
Histology of LC shows dilated vascular spaces. (Hematoxylin-eosin stain.)
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Shave biopsy specimens obtained from a smaller plaque on the penile shaft (Figs 3 and 4 ) showed dilated vascular spaces lined by a thin layer of endothelial cells and surrounded by hyperplastic epidermis.
Thin layer of endothelial cells line a vascular space of an LC papule. Note the chronic inflammation in the dermis. (Hematoxylin-eosin stain.)
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Shave biopsy specimens obtained from a smaller plaque on the penile shaft (Figs 3 and 4 ) showed dilated vascular spaces lined by a thin layer of endothelial cells and surrounded by hyperplastic epidermis.