Adult-onset cystic hygroma: a case report and review of management

Gow, L.; Gulati, Ram; Khan, Abdur Rahed; Mihaimeed, F.

doi:10.1102/1470-5206.2011.0002

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“…CH usually affects children under 2 years of age (80–90%) with incidence of 1.2 to 2.8 per 100,000 infants [10, 11]. CH does not show any gender preference; both genders are equally affected [12, 13].…”

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Sudden Onset, Rapidly Expansile, Cervical Cystic Hygroma in an Adult: A Rare Case with Unusual Presentation and Extensive Review of the Literature

Dokania

Rajguru

Kaur

et al. 2017

Case Reports in Otolaryngology

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Cystic hygroma (CH) is a benign infiltrative malformation of the lymphatic channels. We report a case of a 28-year-old Indian female who presented with rapidly enlarging right sided neck swelling over the posterior triangle since 5 days. Complete resection of CH is sometimes not amenable because of its infiltrative nature and involvement of surrounding vital structures. However, in our patient successful complete surgical resection was undertaken. The MRI findings of our patient were consistent with brachial cleft cyst; this posed a challenge in the diagnosis of CH. The histopathological analysis of the resected mass confirmed CH. CH is rare in adults and such an acute presentation is exceptionally atypical. History of prior trauma and infection are known etiological factors for adult CH; these were conspicuously absent in our patient. CH should be considered in the differentials of rapidly enlarging cystic swelling of posterior region of neck in adults. Optimal and timely management is necessary to achieve a favorable prognosis. Therefore, we report a case of rapidly enlarging cervical CH in an adult along with extensive literature review to have a better understanding regarding epidemiology, etiopathogenesis, clinical presentation, optimal management, and prognosis of such a rare entity in adults.

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Sudden Onset, Rapidly Expansile, Cervical Cystic Hygroma in an Adult: A Rare Case with Unusual Presentation and Extensive Review of the Literature

Dokania

Rajguru

Kaur

et al. 2017

Case Reports in Otolaryngology

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“… 1–3 Case reports of cystic hygroma in the adult are exceedingly rare and a recent report has estimated that fewer than 150 cases can be found in English-language scientific literature. 1 Also referred to as a lymphangiomas or lymphatic malformations, 1–3 cystic hygromas are most often found in the cervicofacial region (75%) and are less frequently seen in the axilla (20%) or elsewhere. 4 Previous reports have discussed the management of cystic hygromas in the adult, but these reviews are limited to presentations in the neck.…”

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Surgical management of adult-onset cystic hygroma in the axilla

McCaffrey

Taddeo

2015

International Journal of Surgery Case Reports

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“…Ho et al reported a case of an adult-onset cystic hygroma in a 34 year old female from foreign body reaction to a retained wood in the neck following an episode of domestic violence [2]. However, etiology of most acquired cystic hygroma is uncertain even in documented cases of rapid development of symptoms [3,4]. The usual slowly progressive growth of this lesion coupled with absence of pressure symptoms on the aero-digestive tract and restriction of neck movements in adults may explain the reason for her late presentation to our clinic.…”

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Surgical Management of Acquired Cervical Cystic Hygroma in a Nigerian Adult

Balogun¹,

Aa²,

Afolayan³

et al. 2017

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Background: Acquired cystic hygroma is unusual in adults and most of these lesions are found in the posterior triangle of the head and neck region. Onset in adults may be secondary to trauma, infection or blockage of lymphatics. Complete surgical excision is the treatment of choice in adults. Case Report: We report our encounter and surgical management of a female adult Nigerian with a long-standing acquired cervical cystic hygroma. The patient underwent complete surgical excision by transverse neck incision without any clinical recurrence or neurologic sequelae at follow-up. Conclusion: Total surgical excision is treatment of choice for acquired cystic hygroma.

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Adult-onset cystic hygroma: a case report and review of management

Cited by 38 publications

References 18 publications

Sudden Onset, Rapidly Expansile, Cervical Cystic Hygroma in an Adult: A Rare Case with Unusual Presentation and Extensive Review of the Literature

Sudden Onset, Rapidly Expansile, Cervical Cystic Hygroma in an Adult: A Rare Case with Unusual Presentation and Extensive Review of the Literature

Surgical management of adult-onset cystic hygroma in the axilla

Surgical Management of Acquired Cervical Cystic Hygroma in a Nigerian Adult

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