title: Cystic hygroma of the arm: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Cystic hygromas arising outside of the cervicofacial, thoracic, and abdominal areas are extremely rare. Detailed descriptions of this lesions along with its MRI findings, in the extremities are lacking in the literature. The following case report describes such a lesion occurring in the arm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Madigan Army Medical Center, Fort Lewis, WA 98431, USA.
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Carpenter
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Pitcher
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gomez
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Schofield
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Youngberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001132:Arm; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005682:Gadolinium; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D018191:Lymphangioma, Cystic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D005682:Gadolinium; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA