Lymphangioma of the tongue: medical and surgical therapy.

Therapy for lingual lymphangioma consists of the following: --medical therapy for acute swelling in the form of steroids, enzymes, and antibiotics; --surgery by horizontal, partial wedge resection of diffuse lesions, and total excision of small circumscribed lesions; --adjunctive therapy, which includes reduction of sharp incisal edges, early orthondontic therapy for open bite, and orthognathic surgery, if indicated.