[Cystic lymphangioma: treatment with adhesive fibrin tissue. Follow-up study].

Abstract

We present twelve cases of cystic lymphangioma in the neck and one in the leg, treated with fibrina adhesive injected into the lesion, during the periode 1991-1994. Two cases had been surgically treated and experimental recurrence of the tumor previous to our treatment. In the other ten the punction was the only therapy applied. Four cases needed two punctions and only one of then after two failed punctions, had be treated with surgical extripation. The follow up was between 3 and 42 months, with a mean of 26.5 months. No complications appeared. The ecografic follow up demonstrated a complete remission in the ten cases treated only with punction. We believe that our results support the fact that the punction-aspiration and posterior Tissucol infection is the first choice in the surgical treatment of the cystic lymphangioma.

• Authors: M Castañón García-Alix, J Margarit Mallol, A García Baglietto, M E Martín Hortiguera, L Morales Fochs
• Journal: Cirugia pediatrica : organo oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Cirugia Pediatrica (Cir Pediatr) Vol. 9 Issue 1 Pg. 36-9 (Jan 1996) ISSN: 0214-1221 [Print] Spain
• Vernacular Title: Linfangioma quístico: Tratamiento con adhesivo de fibrina. Control evolutivo.
• PMID: 8962807 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Fibrin Tissue Adhesive

Topics

• Adolescent
• Child
• Child, Preschool
• Female
• Fibrin Tissue Adhesive (therapeutic use)
• Head and Neck Neoplasms (diagnostic imaging, pathology, therapy)
• Humans
• Infant
• Lymphangioma, Cystic (diagnostic imaging, pathology, therapy)
• Male
• Neck (diagnostic imaging, pathology)
• Treatment Outcome
• Ultrasonography