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In 1828, Redenbacher first described a lymphangioma lesion.^[1]
In 1843, Wernher gave the first case report of a cystic hygroma.
In 1965, Bill and Summer proposed that cystic hygromas and lymphangiomas are variations of a single entity and that its location determines its classification.

References

↑ Bhayya H, Pavani D, Avinash Tejasvi ML, Geetha P (2015). "Oral lymphangioma: A rare case report". Contemp Clin Dent. 6 (4): 584–7. doi:10.4103/0976-237X.169851. PMC 4678566. PMID 26681873.