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Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery > Volume 23(4); 1980 > Article
Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1980;23(4): 438-42.
A Case of the Primary Huge Parotid Cystic Hygroma
JH Kim, MD, YK Lim, MD, and SH Chung, MD (Director : JC Rhee, MD)
Department of Otolaryngology, Fatima Hospital, Taegu, Korea
이하선에 발생한 Cystic Hygroma
김주효 · 임윤규 · 장상호 (지도 : 이정창 선생)
대구 파티마병원 이비인후과
ABSTRACT

Cystic hygroma, or cystic lymphangioma, is a multilocular cystic tumor of a benign neoplastic nature which have a lymphatic origin by congenital defect of lymphatic vessel and whose space is lined with single layer of endothelium, containing serous or serosangreinous fluid. Most often it occurs at birth of early in life. They usually occur in cervical region, axilla, mediastinum, retroperitoneal space, pelvis and groin. The limitation of cystic hygroma solely to the region of the parotid gland is rare. Recently the authors had experienced a case of huge cystic hygroma of the parotid gland. The patient, 11 month old male infant, was admitted because of rapidly enlarging huge cystic mass of left parotid area present since birth. The tumor mass was removed by total parotidectomy with preservation of facial nerve and followed up over a year with no evidence of recurrence.

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