title: [Cervical lymphangioma in the adult. A report of 2 cases].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Cervical lymphangiomas are uncommon benign congenital malformations usually present in children, and are rare in adults. Currently, complete resection is still the standard care. Two cases are presented of a cervical lymphangioma in an adult. The diagnosis and surgical approach is also discussed.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case 1. The first case is a 23 year old male with chief complaint of a tumour in the posterior triangle of the neck, which showed a substantial increase in size in the last 9 months. No associated signs or symptoms, or any trauma history was reported. CT scan of the neck showed images suggestive of a posterior cervical lymphangioma. Exploratory cervical surgery was performed, with complete resection of a cystic tumour located in the posterior triangle of the neck. Surgery was performed without complications and postoperative care was unremarkable.
  
  
  METHODS
  The second case is a 28 woman with a cystic tumour in submandibular space. She had history of a previous incomplete operation in another institution 2 years ago, with recurrence of the tumour. A second surgery was performed with complete resection without complications, and with a good outcome.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Cervical lymphangioma is a very rare benign disease, surgical treatment is preferred, but sclerotherapy can be used as alternative treatment.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía General, Hospital General de México Dr. Eduardo Liceaga, México D.F., México. Electronic address: ebasurto_kuba@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Erich Otto Paul
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Basurto-Kuba
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía General, Hospital General de México Dr. Eduardo Liceaga, México D.F., México.
authors.forename: Luis Mauricio
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Hurtado-Lopez
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía General, Hospital General de México Dr. Eduardo Liceaga, México D.F., México.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Campos-Castillo
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Ginecología y Obstetricia, Hospital General de México Dr. Eduardo Liceaga, México D.F., México.
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Buitrón Garcia-Figueroa
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía General, Hospital General de México Dr. Eduardo Liceaga, México D.F., México.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Figueroa-Tentori
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía General, Hospital General de México Dr. Eduardo Liceaga, México D.F., México.
authors.forename: Abraham
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pulido-Cejudo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D018191:Lymphangioma, Cystic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Adult; Adulto; Cervical cystic tumour resection; Linfangioma; Lymphangioma; Resección tumor quística cervical