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Infections of Cervicothoracic Cystic Hygroma and Other Congenital Malformations in Children

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Lymphatic malformations are rare congenital malformations in children. They are formed by dilated lymphatic channels in different sizes and lined by endothelial cells with lymphatic phenotype. Lymphatic malformations are classified according to the diameter of cystic lesions, categorized as macrocystic (>1 cm), microcystic (<1 cm), and mixed [1].

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  1. Section of Otorhinolaryngology, İstanbul Haseki Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey

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Çekiç, E., Yaşar, H., Friedman, O. (2022). Infections of Cervicothoracic Cystic Hygroma and Other Congenital Malformations in Children. In: Cingi, C., Arısoy, E.S., Bayar Muluk, N. (eds) Pediatric ENT Infections. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80691-0_82

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