Keywords
Children; Cystic Hygroma; Cystic Lymphangioma; Infant; Lymphangioma; Surgical Therapy
Abstract
Cystic lymphangiomas are also called as cystic hygromas and are benign, congenital malformation of the lymphatic system, and reported to occur in the head and neck regions in 90% of the cases. This is a report of two cases of large cystic hygromas involved at the neck in both the cases, while in the second case also involved the face along with the neck. Case one was 45-days male and he was admitted with a large swelling at the right side of the neck, while the second case was 3-months-old female and she was admitted with a large swelling involved the right side of the neck and face as well, and she also had mild respiratory distress. Both were investigated with Ultrasonography (USG) and Computed Tomography (CT) scans of the swellings, which showed multiloculated, cystic hygromas. In both the cases complete surgical excision of the cystic hygromas was successfully accomplished. Immediate post-operative period in both the cases were uneventful. In first case, follow-up done 3 months after surgical excision of the cystic hygroma was good and he was doing well. In second case, follow - up was done after a month of surgical excision of cystic hygroma and she had features of neuropraxia of mandibular branch of right facial nerve, and was expected to correct with time.
Citation
Ghritlaharey RK. Large Cervical Cystic Hygroma in Infants: Report of Two Cases. SM J Pediatr Surg. 2015;1(1):1002.