title: [Cervical cystic hygroma] ].
abstract: We report the case of a 27-year-old patient suffering from a cystic hygroma of unknown etiology. She presented with an asymptomatic fluctuant mass in the right posterior triangle of the neck. NMR-scans revealed a cystic tumor in the above-mentioned area without enhancement after administration of gadolinium. The cystic hygroma was surgically excised. Three and six months after surgery there was no sign of recurrence. By means of the presented case report and review of literature we discuss diagnosis and treatment of cystic hygromas.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Hals, Nasen, Ohrenheilkunde, Marienhospital Stuttgart, Germany.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Karapantzos
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mpouras
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Huber
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D018191:Lymphangioma, Cystic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging