title: Lymphangioma of the tongue: medical and surgical therapy.
abstract: Therapy for lingual lymphangioma consists of the following: --medical therapy for acute swelling in the form of steroids, enzymes, and antibiotics; --surgery by horizontal, partial wedge resection of diffuse lesions, and total excision of small circumscribed lesions; --adjunctive therapy, which includes reduction of sharp incisal edges, early orthondontic therapy for open bite, and orthognathic surgery, if indicated.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery*