Korean J Otolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.
2001 Dec;44(12):1346-1349.
A Case of the Treatment of a Cystic Hygroma with the Use of Picibanil
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Eulji University College of Medicine, Eulji General Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Diagnostic Radiology, Eulji University College of Medicine, Eulji General Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Cystic hygroma is an uncommon lymphatic tumor seen rarely in adults. The majority of cystic hygromas occur in the head and neck, particularly in the posterior triangle. We present an unique case of a postpartum woman who experienced sudden onset of a large cystic hygroma in the neck without history of antecedent swelling, infection, or trauma. And we show the safety of the sclerotherapy by picibanil, a lyophilised incubation mixture of group A Streptococcus pyogenes of human origin, in the cystic hygroma.
