Open AccessLymphatic malformations: A dilemma in diagnosis and management
Author(s) -
Ramashankar,
Chandan Prabhakar,
Nishit Kumar Shah,
Girish Giraddi
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/0976-237x.128689
Subject(s) - lymphatic system , head and neck , medicine , lymphangioma , oral cavity , anatomy , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , pathology , surgery , biology , dentistry , botany , genus
Lymphatic malformations of the head and neck, also known as lymphangiomas or cystic hygromas, are a diverse group of lesions. Lymphangiomas represent benign hamartomatous tumors of lymphatic vessels with a marked predilection for the head, neck and oral cavity. These lesions, like most of the swellings occurring in the neck, frequently pose a dilemma in diagnosis and treatment. This is a case report of a lymphatic malformation which presented as a painless mass in the lower border of mandible.