EXCISION OF CERVICAL CYSTIC HYGROMA USING HYDROCOLLOID MATERIAL: CASE REPORT

Tunjai Namiq Faiq and Ozdan Akram Ghareeb*

ABSTRACT

Cystic hygroma or lymphangioma is a benign congenital malformation when the lymphatic vessels are abnormally infiltrated. This report presented the case of a14-years adolescent patient with a painless left-sided neck swelling extending to the right side. His history began when he was 9 years old, and the swelling gradually increased in size without a period of regression, and in the last two years it became large enough to extend to the right side. A large mass was observed in the submandibular and left submental regions. Upon palpation, a soft, painless, non-pulsating, freely moving mass was noted, measuring approximately 9*5 cm. Upon palpation, a soft, painless, non-pulsating, freely moving mass with a size of approximately 9*5 cm was noted. The mass was not attached to the overlying skin and was well illuminated with increasing size when the Valsalva maneuver was performed.The case was finally diagnosed as a cystic hygroma, and a surgical intervention was performed by excision this cyst using hydrocolloid material.

Keywords: Cystic hygroma, lymphatic vessels, excision, hydrocolloid material.