J Korean Vasc Surg Soc.
1998 Nov;14(2):300-303.
Absolute Ethanol Sclerotherapy for Cystic Lymphangioma in Neck and Shoulder: A case report
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- 1Division of Vascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Cystic lymphangioma is congenital anomaly originated from the lymphatic system. It occurs at head and neck area mainly. But its unusual location is possible. Treatment of cystic lymphangioma was surgical removal, but recently nonsurgical approach were studied, including sclerotherapy. Bleomycin, OK-432, and absolute ethanol were used as sclerotherapeutic agents. A 31 year-old female patient was treated by sclerotherapy with absolute ethanol for a cystic lymphangioma in neck and shoulder region. She had detected a mass in neck and shoulder region 8 years ago and had been done excisional surgery twice, 7 years and 4 years ago respectively. She had a 5x4x12 cm sized mass, that was recurred, in her neck and shoulder region. She had sclerotherapy twice in a 3-month interval. Its size decreased 2 cm in diameter from 12 cm.
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