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Extensive tongue lymphangioma followed for eight years: Case report

Lymphangiomas are benign hamartomatous tumours similar to lymphatic vessel neoplasms, originating from lymphatic tissue sequestration and may or may not communicate with the rest of the system. There are several treatment options for lymphangioma, such as surgery, sclerotherapy, cryotherapy, lasers,...

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Autores principales: Júnior, Francisco Nunes, da Silva, Everton J., Paz, Ana L. L. M., Volpato, Luiz E. R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10112709/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37082292
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jomfp.jomfp_511_20
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author Júnior, Francisco Nunes
da Silva, Everton J.
Paz, Ana L. L. M.
Volpato, Luiz E. R.
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description Lymphangiomas are benign hamartomatous tumours similar to lymphatic vessel neoplasms, originating from lymphatic tissue sequestration and may or may not communicate with the rest of the system. There are several treatment options for lymphangioma, such as surgery, sclerotherapy, cryotherapy, lasers, steroids and bleomycin. Although surgery is the most indicated treatment, it can result in severe sequelae and loss of function in patients. The present case shows a 5-year-old patient diagnosed with extensive tongue lymphangioma and, due to the mutilation that would be caused by its complete excision, the option was for more conservative treatments such as laser therapy and cryotherapy. After follow-up for 8 years, the patient presents with preserved functions and controlled lesion.
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spelling pubmed-101127092023-04-19 Extensive tongue lymphangioma followed for eight years: Case report Júnior, Francisco Nunes da Silva, Everton J. Paz, Ana L. L. M. Volpato, Luiz E. R. J Oral Maxillofac Pathol Case Report Lymphangiomas are benign hamartomatous tumours similar to lymphatic vessel neoplasms, originating from lymphatic tissue sequestration and may or may not communicate with the rest of the system. There are several treatment options for lymphangioma, such as surgery, sclerotherapy, cryotherapy, lasers, steroids and bleomycin. Although surgery is the most indicated treatment, it can result in severe sequelae and loss of function in patients. The present case shows a 5-year-old patient diagnosed with extensive tongue lymphangioma and, due to the mutilation that would be caused by its complete excision, the option was for more conservative treatments such as laser therapy and cryotherapy. After follow-up for 8 years, the patient presents with preserved functions and controlled lesion. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2023-02 2023-02-04 /pmc/articles/PMC10112709/ /pubmed/37082292 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jomfp.jomfp_511_20 Text en Copyright: © 2023 Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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title Extensive tongue lymphangioma followed for eight years: Case report
title_full Extensive tongue lymphangioma followed for eight years: Case report
title_fullStr Extensive tongue lymphangioma followed for eight years: Case report
title_full_unstemmed Extensive tongue lymphangioma followed for eight years: Case report
title_short Extensive tongue lymphangioma followed for eight years: Case report
title_sort extensive tongue lymphangioma followed for eight years: case report
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10112709/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37082292
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jomfp.jomfp_511_20
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