Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome Involving Upper Limb and Chest Wall: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

The group of congenital limb overgrowth syndromes associated with vascular malformations include various disorders, often with variable clinical expression. Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome is the most common syndrome in this group, compared to other similar disorders such as Proteus, Parkes-Weber, Sturge...

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Autores principales:	Mironova N., Dourmishev L., Botev I., Miteva L.
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Publicado:	Sciendo 2020
Materias:	klippel-trenaunay syndrome port-wine stain tissue overgrowth venous varicosity Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:d62a22ac85014fcb946326b85fc12baf2021-12-02T19:11:31ZKlippel-Trenaunay Syndrome Involving Upper Limb and Chest Wall: A Case Report and Review of the Literature0324-175010.2478/amb-2020-0020https://doaj.org/article/d62a22ac85014fcb946326b85fc12baf2020-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2020-0020https://doaj.org/toc/0324-1750The group of congenital limb overgrowth syndromes associated with vascular malformations include various disorders, often with variable clinical expression. Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome is the most common syndrome in this group, compared to other similar disorders such as Proteus, Parkes-Weber, Sturge-Weber, Cobb, Maffucii and CLOVES syndromes. We present a case of a 55-year-old male who presented with swelling, pain, heaviness, numbness and increased local temperature, involving the right upper extremity and the right side of the chest wall and associated with a livid erythema. The patient had several comorbidities including arterial hypertension and ischemic heart disease. He also had a family history of diabetes mellitus. A multidisciplinary team-based treatment approach, including physicians with expertise in various medical and surgical specialties was applied with the patient being “the unifying focus” of all these experts and their efforts. A personal approach tailored to the patient’s preferences was the key to a successful treatment.Mironova N.Dourmishev L.Botev I.Miteva L.Sciendoarticleklippel-trenaunay syndromeport-wine staintissue overgrowthvenous varicosityMedicineRENActa Medica Bulgarica, Vol 47, Iss 2, Pp 30-33 (2020)
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spellingShingle	klippel-trenaunay syndrome port-wine stain tissue overgrowth venous varicosity Medicine R Mironova N. Dourmishev L. Botev I. Miteva L. Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome Involving Upper Limb and Chest Wall: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
description	The group of congenital limb overgrowth syndromes associated with vascular malformations include various disorders, often with variable clinical expression. Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome is the most common syndrome in this group, compared to other similar disorders such as Proteus, Parkes-Weber, Sturge-Weber, Cobb, Maffucii and CLOVES syndromes. We present a case of a 55-year-old male who presented with swelling, pain, heaviness, numbness and increased local temperature, involving the right upper extremity and the right side of the chest wall and associated with a livid erythema. The patient had several comorbidities including arterial hypertension and ischemic heart disease. He also had a family history of diabetes mellitus. A multidisciplinary team-based treatment approach, including physicians with expertise in various medical and surgical specialties was applied with the patient being “the unifying focus” of all these experts and their efforts. A personal approach tailored to the patient’s preferences was the key to a successful treatment.
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author	Mironova N. Dourmishev L. Botev I. Miteva L.
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title	Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome Involving Upper Limb and Chest Wall: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_short	Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome Involving Upper Limb and Chest Wall: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_full	Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome Involving Upper Limb and Chest Wall: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_fullStr	Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome Involving Upper Limb and Chest Wall: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_full_unstemmed	Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome Involving Upper Limb and Chest Wall: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_sort	klippel-trenaunay syndrome involving upper limb and chest wall: a case report and review of the literature
publisher	Sciendo
publishDate	2020
url	https://doaj.org/article/d62a22ac85014fcb946326b85fc12baf
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Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome Involving Upper Limb and Chest Wall: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

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