A rare case report of giant de novo cervical cystic hygroma in an elderly patient: Case report.
Cervical mass
Cystic hygroma
Lymphangioma
Journal
Annals of medicine and surgery (2012)
ISSN: 2049-0801
Titre abrégé: Ann Med Surg (Lond)
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101616869
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Apr 2021
Apr 2021
Historique:
received:
05
02
2021
revised:
27
02
2021
accepted:
01
03
2021
entrez:
22
3
2021
pubmed:
23
3
2021
medline:
23
3
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Cystic hygroma is an aberrant proliferation of lymphatic vessels resulting from abnormal development of the lymphatic system.Cervical lymphangioma is an uncommon entity, usually reported in children, rarely in adult. Our case presents a 65-year-old man with an extremely huge right-sided painless cervical swelling since 8 years with no symptoms. Computer tomography (CT) showed a cystic lesion with thin walls of 150 × 100mm, medial to right sternocleidomastoid muscle (SCM).The lesion was completely resected along with the entire capsule.Post-operatively, the patient recovered well with no signs of any neurological dysfunction and he was discharged from hospital after 2 days. The etiology in the adult population is controversial.Diagnosis in adults is considered to present a greater challenge than in children, and final diagnosis is usually based on postoperative histology.Cystic hygroma should be considered as a differential diagnosis of cervical masses in adults.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33747502
doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2021.102210
pii: S2049-0801(21)00160-6
pmc: PMC7972952
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
102210Informations de copyright
© 2021 The Authors.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
All authors declared no conflict of interest.
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