Diagnosis and treatment of faciocervical lymphatic malformations in infant

Abstract

To discuss the treatment effect of infant lymphatic malformations (LMs) located in the head and neck. Fourty-six LMs located in the head and neck between 2009 and 2013 were retrospectively analyzed. There were 26 males and 20 females, aged from 9 months to 4 years, with a median age of 1.8 years. Phase Isurgical resection was performed in 28 cases. The low concentrations of pingyangmycin was injected in 18 cases, and Phase II surgical resection was performed in 6 cases after 6 months, because of the large tumors and a wide range of invasion. Two post-operative complications were found, one was minor paralyses of mandibular branch of facial nerve, manifestied as mouth askew. Another was injured accessory nerve, manifestied as right upper limb lifting weakness, which improved after rehabilitation treatment. Surgical treatment is effective to LMs. In order to avoid serious complications, the huge LMs and microcystic LMs may be given local injection of pingyangmycin after puncture fluid, and phase II surgical resection secondly if necessary.