Cystic lymphangioma in adult: a case report and a review of the literature.
Journal
Journal of surgical case reports
ISSN: 2042-8812
Titre abrégé: J Surg Case Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101560169
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jul 2020
Jul 2020
Historique:
received:
18
04
2020
revised:
10
05
2020
accepted:
12
05
2020
entrez:
8
8
2020
pubmed:
8
8
2020
medline:
8
8
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Cystic lymphangioma (CL) in adult is a very rare pathology. Its etiology remains unclear, but it is supposed to be congenital or to be a result of obstruction and lymph fluid retention of developing lymphatic vessels. It generally occurs in the head and neck region, probably because of the rich lymphatics in this area. It can be easily misdiagnosed with other cervicofacial masses. We present the case of a 56-year-old-female presented with a right-sided painless cervical swelling. Ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging were performed and a surgical complete removal was carried out. Histological examination revealed that the mass was composed by a variety of dilated lymph vessels involved in a fibrovascular stroma. Diagnose of CL was done. With this article, we want to highlight the features of CL and its role in the differential diagnoses of adults' cervicofacial masses.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32760485
doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjaa179
pii: rjaa179
pmc: PMC7394139
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
rjaa179Informations de copyright
Published by Oxford University Press and JSCR Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. © The Author(s) 2020.
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