Mirza Bilal, Ijaz Lubna, Iqbal Shahid, Mustafa Ghulam, Saleem Muhammad, Sheikh Afzal
Department of Pediatric Surgery, The Children's Hospital & The Institute of Child Health, Lahore, Pakistan.
Afr J Paediatr Surg. 2011 Jan-Apr;8(1):85-8. doi: 10.4103/0189-6725.78937.
Cystic hygroma is the cystic variety of lymphangiomas. Its common site is cervico-facial region, followed by axilla, superior mediastinum, mesentery and retroperitoneal region. Its occurrence in upper extremity is rarely reported, whereas its location at sternum has not been reported before. We report two cases of cystic hygroma occurring at unusual sites.
囊状水瘤是淋巴管瘤的囊性类型。其常见部位是颈面部区域,其次是腋窝、上纵隔、肠系膜和腹膜后区域。上肢发生囊状水瘤的情况鲜有报道,而发生于胸骨处的情况此前未见报道。我们报告两例发生于不常见部位的囊状水瘤。