Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry (Jan 2005)

Oral lymphangioma: A case report

  • Jeeva Rathan J,
  • Harsha Vardhan B,
  • Muthu M,
  • Venkatachalapathy,
  • Saraswathy K,
  • Sivakumar N

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 23, no. 4
pp. 185 – 189

Abstract

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Lymphangiomas are congenital malformations of lymphatic vessels filled with a clear protein-rich fluid containing few lymph cells. It can also occur in association with hemangioma. Large lymphangioma extending into the tissue spaces of neck is referred to as cystic hygroma. Herewith, we present a case of cystic hygroma associated with lymphangioma of tongue leading to macroglossia in a 5-year-old boy.

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