KMID : 0357019980140020300
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Journal of the Korean Vascular Surgery Society 1998 Volume.14 No. 2 p.300 ~ p.303
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Absolute Ethanol Sclerotherapy for Cystic Lymphangioma in Neck and Shoulder
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Park Je-Hoon
Kim Dong-Ik Huh Seoung Lee Sun-Jung Do Young-Soo Lee Byung-Boong
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Abstract
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Cystic lymphangioma is congenital anomaly originated from the lymphatic system. It occurs at head and neck area mainly. But its unusual location is possible. Treatment of cystic lymphangioma was surgical removal, but recently nonsurgical approach were studied, including sclerotherapy. Bleomycin, OK-432, and absolute ethanol were used as sclerotherapeutic agents. A 31 year-old female patient was treated by sclerotherapy with absolute ethanol for a cystic lymphangioma in neck and shoulder region. She had detected a mass in neck and shoulder region 8 years ago and had been done excisional surgery twice, 7 years and 4 years ago respectively. She had a 5 4 12 cm sized mass, that was recurred, in her neck and shoulder region. She had sclerotherapy twice in a 3-month interval. Its size decreased 2 cm in diameter from 12 cm.
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KEYWORD
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Cystic, Lymphangioma, Sclerotherapy, Ethanol
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