Lymphangioma of tongue: A case report and review of literature

Authors

  • Mayank M Mahajan Post Graduate student, General surgery Department, SBKS MIRC Sumandeep Vidhyapeeth Pipariya, Vadodara
  • R M Manolkar Department of General Surgery, SBKS MIRC Sumandeep Vidhyapeeth Pipariya, Vadodara, 391760, Gujarat
  • R V Mhapsekar Department of General Surgery, SBKS MIRC Sumandeep Vidhyapeeth Pipariya, Vadodara, 391760, Gujarat

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7439/ijbr.v7i4.3212

Abstract

Lymphangioma is a benign hamartomatous hyperplasia of lymphatic vessels, with three-fourths of all cases occurring in the head and neck region. The complications of lymphangioma may affect the patient broadly in four dimensions such as aesthetic, occlusal, functional and psychosocial aspects. Complications related to infection can occasionally result in Ludwigs angina associated with an infected base of the tongue lymphangioma. Therefore it is important to diagnose and treat the lesion at the earliest. Here we present a case of lymphangioma of tongue in a 4-year-old female patient.

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Published

2016-04-30

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 4 (2016): Apr

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Case Report

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Lymphangioma of tongue: A case report and review of literature. Int Jour of Biomed Res [Internet]. 2016 Apr. 30 [cited 2024 Oct. 18];7(4):223-5. Available from: https://ssjournals.co.in/index.php/ijbr/article/view/3212