Treatment of early-onset Gorham syndrome with 8-year follow-up

A case of Gorham disease with several years of follow-up is reported. At birth he had a mass in the thigh which was had pathology demonstrating a lymphangioma. By age 3 years, he had lymphedema of the ipsilateral foot and discrepant leg lengths. Radiography revealed heterogenous dystrophy of the bones and osteolysis of the hallux. At age 6, a spontaneous fracture of the right tibia was treated with surgery. Histopathology of a bone sample demonstrated bone remodelling, fibrous tissue, and large vascular lacunas within bone tissue, bordered by cells expressing the lymphaticmarker D2-40. At 8 years old, lymphedema of the right inferior leg had increased, leg lengths still differed, but other clinical signs were absent.