Lymphatic malformations: A dilemma in diagnosis and management

• Main Authors: Ramashankar (Author), Chandan Prabhakar (Author), Nishit Kumar Shah (Author), Girish Giraddi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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 swelli...