[Cervicothoracic cystic lymphangioma: about a case]
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[Cervicothoracic cystic lymphangioma: about a case]
Abstract
Cervicothoracic cystic lymphangiomas are rare benign tumors developing from sequestration of embryonic lymph sac which is gradually filled with lymph fluid. The diagnosis is based on clinical signs (laterocervical swelling) and imaging (ultrasound and CT scan), then confirmed by histology after surgery which constitutes the basis of treatment. We here report a case of cervicothoracic cystic lymphangioma and review of the literature.
Les lymphangiomes kystiques cervico-thoraciques sont des tumeurs bénignes rares, ils proviendraient d'une séquestration du sac lymphatique embryonnaire qui se remplirait progressivement de liquide lymphatique. Le diagnostic est évoqué par la clinique (tuméfaction latéro-cervicale) et l'imagerie (échographie et tomodensitométrie), puis confirmé par l'histologie après la chirurgie qui constitue la base du traitement. Nous rapportons un cas de lymphangiome kystique cervico-thoracique avec une revue de la littérature.
Keywords: Cystic lymphangioma; chest; neck.
Conflict of interest statement
Les auteurs ne déclarent aucun conflit d'intérêt.
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