Effectiveness of Bleomycin Therapy for Congenital Giant Cervical Lymphangioma: A Case Report

Uslu, Hasan; Bolat, Fatih; Bülbül, Ali; Demirkol, Demet; Moustafa, Fatima; Vural, Çetin

doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.5222/j.child.2011.143

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DOI :10.5222/j.child.2011.143 IUP :10.5222/j.child.2011.143 Full Text (PDF)

Effectiveness of Bleomycin Therapy for Congenital Giant Cervical Lymphangioma: A Case Report

Hasan Sinan Uslu, Fatih Bolat, Ali Bülbül, Demet Demirkol, Fatima Moustafa, Çetin Vural

Lymphangioma is one of the most common congenital cystic malformation of the head and neck region in the neonatal period. In situations where neurovascular structures are infiltrated, the excision of the lesion is difficult and recurrence rate is high. In that case, the most common alternative treatment is intralesional injection of sclerosing agents. In this case report, the effectiveness of a single dose intralesional bleomycin for therapy of the congenital cervical lymphangioma which recurred after surgical excision has been discussed together with the relevant literature.

Keywords: Newborn, lymphangioma, bleomycin

DOI :10.5222/j.child.2011.143 IUP :10.5222/j.child.2011.143 Full Text (PDF)

Doğumsal Dev Boyun Lenfanjiomunda Bleomisin Tedavisinin Etkinliği: Vaka Sunumu

Hasan Sinan Uslu, Fatih Bolat, Ali Bülbül, Demet Demirkol, Fatima Moustafa, Çetin Vural

Lenfanjiom yenidoğan döneminde baş ve boyun bölgesinin en sık görülen konjenital kistik malformasyonlarındandır. Nörovasküler yapıların infiltre olduğu durumda eksizyonu zor ve nüks oranı oldukça yüksektir. Bu durumda en yaygın olan alternatif tedavi yöntemi intralezyonel sklerozan madde enjeksiyonudur. Bu makalede yenidoğan döneminde cerrahi eksizyon sonrası nüks eden konjenital dev boyun lenfanjiomunda, tek doz intralezyonel bleomisin uygulamasının etkinliği literatür bilgileri eşliğinde tartışıldı.

Keywords: Yenidoğan, lenfanjiom, bleomisin

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Uslu, H.S., Bolat, F., Bülbül, A., Demirkol, D., Moustafa, F., & Vural, Ç. (2011). Effectiveness of Bleomycin Therapy for Congenital Giant Cervical Lymphangioma: A Case Report. Journal of Child, 11(3), 143-146. https://doi.org/10.5222/j.child.2011.143

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Uslu H S, Bolat F, Bülbül A, Demirkol D, Moustafa F, Vural Ç. Effectiveness of Bleomycin Therapy for Congenital Giant Cervical Lymphangioma: A Case Report. Journal of Child. 2011;11(3):143-146. https://doi.org/10.5222/j.child.2011.143

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