Case report of a chest wall cystic hygroma in a teenager
- Author:
Karthigesu Aimanan
;
Putera Mas Pian
;
Ramesh R Thangrathnam
;
Muhamad Azim Mohd Idris
;
Balaji Padmanaban
;
Chew Loon Guan
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Cystic hygroma;
Chest wall lesion;
Surgical excision;
Sclerotherapy
- From:
The Medical Journal of Malaysia
2016;71(5):292-293
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Cystic hygroma or cystic lymphangioma is a congenital
malformation of lymphatic origin. Their occurrence on the
chest wall is very rare, and they progressively grow with age
infiltrating into the local tissues, around muscle fibers and
nerves, making them difficult and hazardous to remove.
There are various treatment modalities of such lesion.
Based on the literature surgical excision is the preferred
treatment of choice in cystic hygroma because it gives a
better cure rate compared to other modalities. We report a
case successful excision of anterolateral chest wall cystic
hygroma in a teenager in Hospital Serdang.
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