A CASE OF CYSTIC LYMPHANGIOMA OF THE RIGHT PAROTID GLAND

• Published in: Pediatric Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. 70 - 75
• Main Authors: KIRITA, Tadaaki, TAKEUCHI, Naonori, OHGI, Kazuhiko, MATSUZUKA, Yasuhiro, YOSHIDA, Masumi, SUGIMURA, Masahito
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: JAPANESE SOCIETY OF PEDIATRIC ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY 1995; 日本小児口腔外科学会
• Subjects: Cystic lymphangioma; Lymphangioma; Parotid gland
• ISSN: 0917-5261; 1884-6661
• DOI: 10.11265/poms1991.5.70

Lymphangioma is usually seen in the tongue, lip or cheek, but rarely in the parotid gland. We reported a case of cystic lymphangioma in the parotid gland in 1-year-old baby. He was reffered to our hospital with a complaint of painless tumor of the right parotid gland. The tumor was a round mass measuring 35×30mm with CT scan and it was diagnosed as hemangioma or lymphangioma. The tumor had gradually decreased in size, then we decided to follow it. In his 9-year-old, the tumor increased in size again, so it seems to be better to remove it completely by surgery. The lesion was excised completely from extraoral approach. The surgical specimen was consisted of dilated lymphatic vessels with endothelial cells in histologically. Histological diagnosis was cystic lymphamgioma of the right parotid gland. The postoperative course has been good without any evidence of recurrence for 30 months after the operation. Many reports about the treatment have been presented up to date, but we consider the surgical excision is the best treatment.