Volume : 7, Issue : 1, January - 2018

A RARE CASE OF CYSTIC HYGROMA PRESENTING IN AN ADULT

Dr. Ragesh V G, Dr. Saurabh Gandhi, Dr. Madhavi S Raibagkar, Dr. Shweta Mittal, Dr. Divya Prajapati

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;&#10;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Cystic hygroma is a benign congenital malformation of the lymphatic system.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;&#10;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Commonly seen in pediatric age group, very rare in adulthood.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;&#10;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">18 years old male patient presented</span> <span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;&#10;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">with left sided neck swelling since last 8 months. CT scan showed 8x6x3 mm sized cystic lesion in anterior triangle of neck.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&#10;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">FNAC suggestive of lymphatic malformation. Complete surgical excision was done.</span> <span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;&#10;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">HPE confirmed the diagnosis of cystic hygroma. Patient was kept on regular follow-up , no recurrence till now.</span><o:p></o:p></p>