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Treatment of lymphangioma circumscriptum with sclerotherapy: an ignored effective remedy.

Abstract
Lymphangioma circumscriptum is a rare lymphatic malformation that involves the skin and may extend to subcutaneous tissue and muscle. It usually presents as grouped micro- to macroscopic vesicles filled with lymph. Surgical excision has been the standard treatment, but it is associated with scarring, infection, injury to the surrounding structures, and a high recurrence rate. Herein, we report a 24-year-old male patient with a lymphangioma circumscriptum on the nape of the neck that was treated with two sessions of an intralesional injection of 1% sodium tetradecyl sulfate sclerotherapy with a very good result. After this treatment, there was no more discharge and a reduction in the lesion's size by 70%. Sclerotherapy using sodium tetradecyl sulfate can be considered a successful minimally invasive treatment option for lymphangioma circumscriptum.
AuthorsKhalid M AlGhamdi, Thamer F Mubki
JournalJournal of cosmetic dermatology (J Cosmet Dermatol) Vol. 10 Issue 2 Pg. 156-8 (Jun 2011) ISSN: 1473-2165 [Electronic] England
PMID21649821 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Copyright© 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Chemical References
  • Sclerosing Solutions
  • Sodium Tetradecyl Sulfate
Topics
  • Adult
  • Humans
  • Injections, Intralesional
  • Lymphangioma (therapy)
  • Male
  • Neck
  • Sclerosing Solutions (therapeutic use)
  • Sclerotherapy
  • Skin Neoplasms (therapy)
  • Sodium Tetradecyl Sulfate (therapeutic use)
  • Young Adult

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