Successful OK-432 therapy for a supraclavicular lymphocele: report of a case.
Surgery is considered the gold standard in the treatment of lymphoceles, however this is not feasible for all cases. We report the successful treatment of a supraclavicular lymphocele by intralesional application of the sclerosing agent OK-432. After a total of three intralesional injections of OK-432, the cyst had disappeared completely and the patient was free of symptoms. Thus, intralesional application of OK-432 is considered a highly effective treatment for cystic masses such as lymphoceles.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Cologne, Josef Stelzmann Str 9, 50924, Cologne, Germany. simon.preuss@uni-koeln.de
Simon Florian
SF
Preuss
Claus
C
Wittekindt
Dirk
D
Beutner
Karl-Bernd
KB
Huttenbrink
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015552:Injections, Intralesional; D008210:Lymphocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck; D010844:Picibanil / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D010844:Picibanil