title: [Surgical treatment of cervical giant cystic lymphangioma in children].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To discuss the radical treatment of cervical giant cystic lymphangioma in Children and cosmetic result.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty-five children with cervical giant cystic lymphangioma were retrospectively analyzed. The diameter of all the tumors was more than 10 cm. 24 cases underwent resection. The complication, therapeutic effect and cosmetic result were recorded.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The tumors were all removed radically in all the cases. The patients were followed up for 1-5 years with no recurrence. Cosmetic result was satisfactory in 22 cases. Secondary operation was performed in 2 cases with satisfactory result. Complications included 5 cases of lymph leakage, 2 cases of poor wound healing, 1 case of infection and 2 cases of tongue edema.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The cervical giant cystic lymphangioma in children can be resected radically with satisfactory result.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hemangioma Surgery of Henan Province People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450003, China.
authors.forename: Da-Kan
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yu-Chun
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Xiao-Nan
authors.initials: XN
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Xiao-Shung
authors.initials: XS
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Chang-Xian
authors.initials: CX
authors.lastname: Dong
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D018191:Lymphangioma, Cystic / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome