title: [Cervical cystic lymphangioma in adults].
abstract: Cystic hygromas, infrequent in children, are even rarer in adults where they once were generally an unexpected operative findings. Now, with the progress in modern medical imaging the diagnosis can be suggested before operation. Analysis of the embryogenesis helps to explain the different anatomical and clinical forms and the relations of the cystic hygroma with neighboring tissues, particularly of renous origin, grases of cystic hygroma of the neck in adults are reported and discussed with 26 other well documented cases from the literature. The diagnosis can be confirmed only after operation and histological examination. Surgical removal is technically less difficulté in adults than in children and recurrences are rare.
authors.affiliation: Service ORL et CCF, Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Begin, Paris.
authors.forename: Y F
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Cudennec
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roche
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Buffe
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Berthelot
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Trannoy
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Poncet
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Beautru
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Briche
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Roguet
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Patuano
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: Lymphangiomes kystiques cervicaux de l'adulte.