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Review
. 2008 Feb;28(1):17-20.

Lymphangiomas of the head and neck in children

D L Grasso  1 , G Pelizzo, E Zocconi, J Schleef
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Review

Lymphangiomas of the head and neck in children

D L Grasso et al. Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital. 2008 Feb.

Abstract
in English, Italian

Lymphangiomas are rare benign congenital tumours, involving both the head and the neck and causing obstructing symptoms in the upper airways as well as aesthetic anomalies. In recent years, sclerosing therapy with OK-432 has become the treatment of choice in the management of these lymphatic malformations. Nonetheless, surgery still seems to be the therapy advocated for resolution of symptoms. Herein, three cases of lymphangiomas involving the head and the neck are described and a review of the English scientific literature is outlined.

I linfangiomi sono neoformazioni congenite rare e benigne. Essi interessano sia la testa che il collo causando sintomi ostruttivi delle alte vie aeree ed anomalie estetiche. Negli anni recenti, la terapia sclerosante con OK-432 è divenuto il trattamento di elezione di queste malformazioni linfatiche. Ciononostante, la chirurgia sembra essere ancora la terapia richiesta per la risoluzione della sintomatologia. Gli Autori riportano tre casi di linfangioma interessante il distretto cervico-cefalico ed una revisione della letteratura sull’argomento.

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Figures

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Fig. 1
Prenatal ultrasonography showing macroglossia and neck involvement in patient n. 1.
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CT scan showing the left submandibular mass in patient n. 2.
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Macroglossia of patient n. 2.
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Post-operative image of patient n. 3.
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