title: Lymphatic malformation of the parapharyngeal space.
abstract: Lymphatic malformations are rare benign congenital lesions. A 28-month-old girl presented with a parapharyngeal lymphatic malformation. A cystic lesion had been diagnosed at 18 weeks' gestation by ultrasonography and she had been followed up conservatively until her referral to our department. We used a transcervical approach to excise the parapharyngeal lesion and 1 year later, there was no sign of recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Numune Training and Research Hospital, Second Otolaryngology, Ergin sok 27/11 Mebusevleri, 06580 Ankara, Turkey. eaygenc@turk.net
authors.forename: Erdinc
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Aygenc
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fidan
authors.forename: Cafer
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ozdem
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital*; D006801:Humans; D018191:Lymphangioma, Cystic / Q000151:congenital*; D008210:Lymphocele / Q000151:congenital; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000151:congenital; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital*