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[[Lymphatic]] [[malformations]] are [[benign]]. | [[Lymphatic]] [[malformations]] are [[benign]]. | ||
They are classified as: | They are classified as:<ref name="pmid10712360">{{cite journal |vauthors=Faul JL, Berry GJ, Colby TV, Ruoss SJ, Walter MB, Rosen GD, Raffin TA |title=Thoracic lymphangiomas, lymphangiectasis, lymphangiomatosis, and lymphatic dysplasia syndrome |journal=Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. |volume=161 |issue=3 Pt 1 |pages=1037–46 |date=March 2000 |pmid=10712360 |doi=10.1164/ajrccm.161.3.9904056 |url=}}</ref> | ||
* Microcystic type also known as [[lymphangioma circumscriptum]] | * Microcystic type also known as [[lymphangioma circumscriptum]] | ||
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*It soft, [[cystic]], poorly demarcated mass, most commonly found in the cervicofacial region, [[Axilla|axilla,]] or [[chest wall]]. | *It soft, [[cystic]], poorly demarcated mass, most commonly found in the cervicofacial region, [[Axilla|axilla,]] or [[chest wall]]. | ||
*[[Cystic hygroma]] can be detected through [[ultrasonography]] in [[Prenatal|prenatal period]] during first [[Trimester|trimester.]] | *[[Cystic hygroma]] can be detected through [[ultrasonography]] in [[Prenatal|prenatal period]] during first [[Trimester|trimester.]] | ||
===Mixed Type:=== | |||
*Microcystic and macrocystic lymphangiomas are often found in the same site. | |||
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Lymphatic malformations are benign.
They are classified as:[1]
- Microcystic type also known as lymphangioma circumscriptum
- Macrocystic type, also known as cystic hygroma.
- Mixed type
Microcystic lymphatic malformation (lymphangioma circumscriptum):
- These are small, translucent, hemorrhagic cluster of vesicles, through which lymphatic fluid leaks.
- It is present at birth.
- The most commonly involved sites are proximal extremities, trunk, axilla, and the oral cavity.
Macrocystic lymphatic malformation (cystic hygroma):
- It is comprised of large endothelium lined, interconnected ducts which are visible on skin as an enlarged, soft swelling.
- It soft, cystic, poorly demarcated mass, most commonly found in the cervicofacial region, axilla, or chest wall.
- Cystic hygroma can be detected through ultrasonography in prenatal period during first trimester.
Mixed Type:
- Microcystic and macrocystic lymphangiomas are often found in the same site.
- ↑ Faul JL, Berry GJ, Colby TV, Ruoss SJ, Walter MB, Rosen GD, Raffin TA (March 2000). "Thoracic lymphangiomas, lymphangiectasis, lymphangiomatosis, and lymphatic dysplasia syndrome". Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 161 (3 Pt 1): 1037–46. doi:10.1164/ajrccm.161.3.9904056. PMID 10712360.