Naidu Srikanth I, McCalla Mary R
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Tennessee, Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee 38163, USA.
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2004 Mar;113(3 Pt 1):218-22. doi: 10.1177/000348940411300309.
Lymphatic malformations (LMs), primarily diagnosed in children, are uncommon in adults. Nevertheless, one should consider LM in one's differential diagnosis in cases of adult neck masses. We report the oldest known patient with an LM, a 91-year-old woman. We also provide a review of the literature encompassing all reported adult cases. Since 1828, 91 adult cases of LMs have been reported in the English-language literature. We describe the clinical findings, diagnostic methods, and therapeutic management of LMs of the head and neck. We believe that surgery remains a therapeutic option even in patients of advanced age.
淋巴管畸形（LMs）主要在儿童中被诊断出来，在成人中并不常见。然而，对于成人颈部肿块病例，在鉴别诊断时应考虑淋巴管畸形。我们报告了已知年龄最大的淋巴管畸形患者，一名91岁的女性。我们还对涵盖所有已报道的成人病例的文献进行了综述。自1828年以来，英文文献中已报道了91例成人淋巴管畸形病例。我们描述了头颈部淋巴管畸形的临床发现、诊断方法和治疗管理。我们认为，即使是高龄患者，手术仍是一种治疗选择。
