Indian Journal of Multidisciplinary Dentistry

CASE REPORT
Year
: 2016  |  Volume : 6  |  Issue : 1  |  Page : 52--54

Cystic hygroma: Clinical, ultrasonographic, and cytological co-relation


Rakhi Chandak1, Manoj Chandak2, Shivlal Rawlani3 
1 Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Swargiya Dadasaheb Kalmegh Smruti Dental College and Hospital, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
2 Department of Conservative Dentistry, Sharad Pawar Dental College, DMIMS, Sawangi (M), Wardha, Maharashtra, India
3 Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Sharad Pawar Dental College, DMIMS, Sawangi (M), Wardha, Maharashtra, India

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Rakhi Chandak
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India

Cystic hygromas are rare, congenital, benign lesions occurring early in life, mainly in the head, neck, and oral cavity. It is an aberrant proliferation of lymphatic vessels resulting from abnormal development of the lymphatic system. Lymphangiomas are classified as microcystic, macrocystic, and cystic hygromas according to the size of the lymphatic cavities incorporated. They are soft, vary in size and shape, and tend to grow extensively if not surgically excised. They are multilocular cysts filled with clear or yellow lymph fluid. Histopathologically, lymphangiomas are of three types: Lymphangioma simplex, cavernous lymphangioma, and cystic hygroma depending on the size of vascular spaces and thickness of the adventitia. The present report describes a case of cystic hygroma of the left posterior region of jaw in an 11-year-old male child and its clinical, ultrasonographic, and cytological correlation.


How to cite this article:
Chandak R, Chandak M, Rawlani S. Cystic hygroma: Clinical, ultrasonographic, and cytological co-relation.Indian J Multidiscip Dent 2016;6:52-54


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Chandak R, Chandak M, Rawlani S. Cystic hygroma: Clinical, ultrasonographic, and cytological co-relation. Indian J Multidiscip Dent [serial online] 2016 [cited 2024 Mar 28 ];6:52-54
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