A case of Cobb syndrome associated with lymphangioma circumscriptum

Dermatology. 1996;193(1):45-7. doi: 10.1159/000246199.

Abstract

Cobb syndrome describes the association of a spinal angioma and a cutaneous angioma such as nevus flammeus or angiokeratoma of the corresponding dermatome. A 23-year-old Korean female showed spiral cord angiomas and segmentally distributed nevus flammeus of corresponding dermatomes (Th5-Th2). Interestingly she had a lymphangioma circumscriptum in the same dermatomes. To the best of our knowledge, there is no report of this constellation. Therefore, we suggest that lymphangioma circumscriptum may be considered as a skin finding of Cobb syndrome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Biopsy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Hemangioma / complications*
  • Hemangioma / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Lymphangioma / complications*
  • Lymphangioma / diagnosis
  • Lymphangioma / surgery
  • Nevus, Blue / complications*
  • Nevus, Blue / diagnosis
  • Skin Neoplasms / complications*
  • Skin Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Spinal Cord Neoplasms / complications*
  • Spinal Cord Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Spinal Cord Neoplasms / surgery
  • Syndrome
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed