title: Cystic hygroma of the breast in a 5 year old boy presenting as a gynecomastia.
abstract: Cystic hygroma, also known as lymphangioma, are unusual congenital malformations of the lymphatic system. Cystic lymphangioma is a rare lesion in the breast of children. Only a few cases have been documented in literature. We report a rare case of a 5-year-old boy presented with a gradually enlarging, painless breast mass which was identified sonographically and histologically as a breast lymphangioma and treated by surgical excision. A local excision of the lump was performed and a diagnosis of cystic lymphangioma was made. Cyst was surgically removed, with preservation of normal tissue, and histopathologic findings showed a lymphangioma. The patient is well, after one year of follow-up, with no complaints or recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, Gülhane Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey. ferhat_cocuk@hotmail.com
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ekmez
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Pirgon
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bilgin
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Aydemir
mesh_terms: D018567:Breast Neoplasms, Male / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006177:Gynecomastia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D018191:Lymphangioma, Cystic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male