Rare Case of Neck Swelling In An Adult
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical and Health Sciences - Year 2013, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
Cystic lymphangioma is rare congenital malformation commonly seen in children. Its occurrence in adults is uncommon with very scarce reports in the literature. Cysticlymphangioma mainly seen in infants or children younger than two years of age. We report a case of lymphatic cyst in a 29 year old male who presented with left supraclavicular swelling, which is asymptomatic. He Underwent excision of the same and histopatholgically it was reported as lymphatic cyst.
Authors and Affiliations
Vinod Kumar B, John Joseph S Martis, Sheldon G Mathias, Priyatham Kamath, Arun Kumar D
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