RT Book, Section
A1 Shah, Ashish
A1 Sobolewski, Brad
A1 Mittiga, Matthew R.
A2 Knoop, Kevin J.
A2 Stack, Lawrence B.
A2 Storrow, Alan B.
A2 Thurman, R. Jason
SR Print(0)
ID 1181044535
T1 Cystic Hygroma
T2 The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw-Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260134940
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1181044535
RD 2024/10/10
AB Cystic  hygromas  are  congenital  lymphatic  malformations  found  most  commonly  in  the  neck  in  infants  and  children  less  than  2  years  of  age.  They  present  as  nontender,  compressible,  unilocular,  or  multilocular  masses  with  thin,  transparent  walls  filled  with  straw-colored  fluid.  Unlike  hemangiomas,  these  lesions  rarely  undergo  spontaneous  involution.  The  vast  majority  tend  to  grow  and  infiltrate  adjacent  structures.  In  cases  where  the  tongue  is  involved,  they  may  lead  to  upper  airway  obstruction.  The  differential  diagnosis  includes  branchial  arch  remnants,  thyroglossal  duct  cysts,  cystic  teratomas,  cervical  lymphadenopathy,  and  other  primary  neoplastic  diseases.