Treatment Of Giant Cystic Hygroma: Three Cases Report

ADNAN ABASIYANIK, BURHAN KÖSEOĞLU, ENGİN GÜNEL, Alaaddin Dilsiz

  • Year : 1995
  • Vol : 11
  • No : 1
  •  Page : 89-92
Cystic hygroma is a hamartomatou.s lesion of lymphatic origins. It is a benign tumor that appear to arise from congenital malformation of the lym-phatic resulting in blockage of lymphatic flow. It has a tendency to infiltrate and surround adjacent tissues and vital organs. Respiratory distress, hem-orrhage and sepsis are major complications of giant cystic hygroma. Total exicion of this benign tumor is sometimes impossible. Alternative treatment to sur-gery is investigated. In this report three cases of the cervical (n=1) and cervicoaxillary (n=2) cystic hy-groma that were treated at the Department of ►e-diatric. Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk Uni-versity were presented
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Treatment Of Giant Cystic Hygroma: Three Cases Report
, Vol. 11 (1)
Received : 15.10.1995, Accepted : 15.10.1995, Published Online : 15.10.2020
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ISSN:1017-6616;
E-ISSN:2149-8059;
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