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Mediastinal cystic hygroma in infancy and childhood

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Two cases of mediastinal cystic hygroma are reported. Case I had extension to the neck; the surgical approach was unique in that no cervical incision was required for its removal. Case 2 was an extremely rare presentation of skeletal involvement in addition to isolated bilateral mediastinal cystic hygroma.

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  1. Department of Paediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, 110029, New Delhi, India

    J. Ratan, V. Bhatnagar & D. K. Mitra

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Ratan, J., Bhatnagar, V. & Mitra, D.K. Mediastinal cystic hygroma in infancy and childhood. Pediatr Surg Int 7, 380–381 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00176599

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