Axillary cystic hygroma in an adult

Publication date: June 2014 Source:Formosan Journal of Surgery, Volume 47, Issue 3 Author(s): Yu-Hao Huang , Ya-Wei Lai , Tung-Ying Hsieh , Su-Shin Lee , Kao-Ping Chang , Sin-Daw Lin , Chung-Sheng Lai Cystic hygroma (CH) is an uncommon congenital anomaly of the lymphatic channels that occurs mainly in children. CH is usually found in the cervical, axillary, inguinal, retroperitoneal, or thoracic region. CH is rare in adults, and to the best of our knowledge, there are only three adult case reports in the English literature (searched via PubMed) that discuss the development of CH in the axilla during adulthood. The lesion in our case presented as a soft, painless, mobile, and transilluminable mass on physical examination. Surgical removal was performed, CH was diagnosed, and the patient recovered uneventfully.
Source: Formosan Journal of Surgery - Category: Surgery Source Type: research