Cystic hygroma and potential airway obstruction in a newborn: a case report and review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Cervical cystic hygroma is a benign congenital malformation of the lymphatic system. Incidence of cystic hygroma is 1/6000 live births. We present a case of right neck mass with potential respiratory compromise in a newborn. CASE PRESENTATION: The patient was a full term baby girl with a...

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Autores principales: Sannoh, Sulaiman, Quezada, Esperanza, Merer, David M, Moscatello, Augustine, Golombek, Sergio G
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2631536/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19144130
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-2-48

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2631536/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19144130
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-2-48

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