title: Treatment of lymphangioma circumscriptum with sclerotherapy: an ignored effective remedy.
abstract: Lymphangioma circumscriptum is a rare lymphatic malformation that involves the skin and may extend to subcutaneous tissue and muscle. It usually presents as grouped micro- to macroscopic vesicles filled with lymph. Surgical excision has been the standard treatment, but it is associated with scarring, infection, injury to the surrounding structures, and a high recurrence rate. Herein, we report a 24-year-old male patient with a lymphangioma circumscriptum on the nape of the neck that was treated with two sessions of an intralesional injection of 1% sodium tetradecyl sulfate sclerotherapy with a very good result. After this treatment, there was no more discharge and a reduction in the lesion's size by 70%. Sclerotherapy using sodium tetradecyl sulfate can be considered a successful minimally invasive treatment option for lymphangioma circumscriptum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Kmgderm@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Khalid M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: AlGhamdi
authors.forename: Thamer F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Mubki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D015552:Injections, Intralesional; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck; D012597:Sclerosing Solutions / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015911:Sclerotherapy; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D012981:Sodium Tetradecyl Sulfate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D012597:Sclerosing Solutions; D012981:Sodium Tetradecyl Sulfate