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| Year : 2015 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 39-42 |
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Recurrent bilateral cystic hygroma of the submandibular space in an adult patient
Vijayalakshmi S Kotrashetti1, Sharadindu M Kotrashetti2
1 Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Marata Mandal's NGH Institute of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Belgaum, Karnataka, India
2 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, KLE VK Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Belgaum, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
Vijayalakshmi S Kotrashetti
Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Marata Mandal's NGH Institute of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Belgaum - 590 010, Karnataka
India
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DOI: 10.4103/1658-6816.150595
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Cystic hygroma is an uncommon type of benign neoplasm of lymphangioma commonly seen in children, rarely reported in adults. Most of the cases occur in head and neck region. The etiology and pathogenesis of this entity are still unclear. Clinically, they present as painless, soft, compressible, progressively enlarging mass. Various treatment methods have been described, but surgery remains the treatment of choice. Incomplete excision results in recurrence. We present a unique case of bilateral submandibular area cystic hygroma in an adult female patient with a history of recurrence twice. |
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