Lymphatic malformations: A dilemma in diagnosis and management

Lymphatic malformations of the head and neck, also known as lymphangiomas or cystic hygromas, are a diverse group of lesions. Lymphangiomas represent benign hamartomatous tumors of lymphatic vessels with a marked predilection for the head, neck and oral cavity. These lesions, like most of the swelli...

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Autores principales: Ramashankar, Prabhakar, Chandan, Shah, Nishit Kumar, Giraddi, Girish
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4012103/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24808711
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-237X.128689
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description Lymphatic malformations of the head and neck, also known as lymphangiomas or cystic hygromas, are a diverse group of lesions. Lymphangiomas represent benign hamartomatous tumors of lymphatic vessels with a marked predilection for the head, neck and oral cavity. These lesions, like most of the swellings occurring in the neck, frequently pose a dilemma in diagnosis and treatment. This is a case report of a lymphatic malformation which presented as a painless mass in the lower border of mandible.
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spelling pubmed-40121032014-05-07 Lymphatic malformations: A dilemma in diagnosis and management Ramashankar, Prabhakar, Chandan Shah, Nishit Kumar Giraddi, Girish Contemp Clin Dent Case Report Lymphatic malformations of the head and neck, also known as lymphangiomas or cystic hygromas, are a diverse group of lesions. Lymphangiomas represent benign hamartomatous tumors of lymphatic vessels with a marked predilection for the head, neck and oral cavity. These lesions, like most of the swellings occurring in the neck, frequently pose a dilemma in diagnosis and treatment. This is a case report of a lymphatic malformation which presented as a painless mass in the lower border of mandible. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014 /pmc/articles/PMC4012103/ /pubmed/24808711 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-237X.128689 Text en Copyright: © Contemporary Clinical Dentistry http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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