Giant cystic hygroma of the neck with spontaneous rupture
Cystic hygroma is a disfiguring benign lesion commonly observed in the neck and face regions of children. The common complications of these malformations are respiratory obstruction, dysphagia, infection, and hemorrhage. Here, we present an uncommon complication of spontaneous rupture of a cystic hy...
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| author | Kaur Navneet Gupta Aman Amratash Singh Navjeevan |
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| description | Cystic hygroma is a disfiguring benign lesion commonly observed in the neck and face regions of children. The common complications of these malformations are respiratory obstruction, dysphagia, infection, and hemorrhage. Here, we present an uncommon complication of spontaneous rupture of a cystic hygroma. A two-day-old male baby presented with a swelling that was cystic, non-compressible, non-pulsatile and the transillumination was negative. With a clinical diagnosis of a massive cystic hygroma of the neck, CT scan was performed that demonstrated a large multiloculated cystic lesion. On the second day after admission, the swelling burst spontaneously with drainage of about 1000 ml of hemorrhagic fluid. The swelling shrunk considerably after that. The patient underwent surgical excision of the lesion and had an uneventful postoperative recovery. The histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of cystic hygroma. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c012ffd2b819471d998e77805ee3e8342022-12-21T19:29:28ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons0971-92612007-01-01123154155Giant cystic hygroma of the neck with spontaneous ruptureKaur NavneetGupta AmanAmratashSingh NavjeevanCystic hygroma is a disfiguring benign lesion commonly observed in the neck and face regions of children. The common complications of these malformations are respiratory obstruction, dysphagia, infection, and hemorrhage. Here, we present an uncommon complication of spontaneous rupture of a cystic hygroma. A two-day-old male baby presented with a swelling that was cystic, non-compressible, non-pulsatile and the transillumination was negative. With a clinical diagnosis of a massive cystic hygroma of the neck, CT scan was performed that demonstrated a large multiloculated cystic lesion. On the second day after admission, the swelling burst spontaneously with drainage of about 1000 ml of hemorrhagic fluid. The swelling shrunk considerably after that. The patient underwent surgical excision of the lesion and had an uneventful postoperative recovery. The histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of cystic hygroma.http://www.jiaps.com/article.asp?issn=0971-9261;year=2007;volume=12;issue=3;spage=154;epage=155;aulast=KaurCystic hygromaspontaneous rupture |
| spellingShingle | Kaur Navneet Gupta Aman Amratash Singh Navjeevan Giant cystic hygroma of the neck with spontaneous rupture Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons Cystic hygroma spontaneous rupture |
| title | Giant cystic hygroma of the neck with spontaneous rupture |
| title_full | Giant cystic hygroma of the neck with spontaneous rupture |
| title_fullStr | Giant cystic hygroma of the neck with spontaneous rupture |
| title_full_unstemmed | Giant cystic hygroma of the neck with spontaneous rupture |
| title_short | Giant cystic hygroma of the neck with spontaneous rupture |
| title_sort | giant cystic hygroma of the neck with spontaneous rupture |
| topic | Cystic hygroma spontaneous rupture |
| url | http://www.jiaps.com/article.asp?issn=0971-9261;year=2007;volume=12;issue=3;spage=154;epage=155;aulast=Kaur |
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