title: Cystic lymphangioma: trauma may be a significant cause?
abstract: Cystic lymphangioma is a rare congenital anomaly of the lymphatic system. Its embryopathogenesis is still controversial. Most lesions present in infancy or early childhood with a swelling found in the head and neck region. We report the case of a woman who presented with a cystic swelling in the left supraclavicular region that appeared after left side thyroidectomy. Surgical excision achieved complete removal. Histology showed the lesion to be a cystic lymphangioma. It can be hypothesized that an embryogenetic origin of the adult lymphangioma is associated with some precipitating trauma such as surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, 911-1 MokDong, YangCheon-Gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea. sevent@ewha.ac.kr
authors.forename: Han Su
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Eun A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sung Min
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: You Ree
authors.initials: YR
authors.lastname: Shin
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018191:Lymphangioma, Cystic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications*