title: Lymphangioma: Is intralesional bleomycin sclerotherapy effective?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of intralesional bleomycin sclerotherapy in the treatment of lymphangioma in children and to determine the incidence of complications in the treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a retrospective study of 24 children diagnosed with lymphangioma and treated with intralesional injection of bleomycin aqueous solution from January 1999 to December 2004.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Complete resolution was seen in 63% (15/24) of lesions, 21% (5/24) had good response and 16% (4/24) had poor response. The tumour recurred in 2 patients. Two other patients had abscess formation at the site of injection. No other serious complications or side effects were observed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Intralesional bleomycin therapy was very effective in the treatment of lymphangioma. Our results were comparable to other published studies. Bleomycin administered as intralesional injection was found to be safe as there was no serious complication or side effect observed in this study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Rozman
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Thambidorai
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Zaleha
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zakaria
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Zulfiqar