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Non surgical management of cystic lymphangioma

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Aim/Purpuse: To evaluate our experience of 19 patients of lymphangioma who were treated by intralesional Bleomycin.Materials and Methods: Nineteen patients of lymphangioma aged between 16 days to 11 years were managed in the department. The male-female ratio was of 2:1. Commonest sites were in the neck (58%) followed by axilla (21%). The patients were treated by intralesional bleomycin injection. Bleomycin was given at a dose not exceeding 0.5 unit/kg/dose at interval of 2 weeks. Reduction in size of the mass was noted in between 2 weeks to 16 weeks and number of injections required for each patient varied from 1 to 6. Follow up ranged from 1– 7 Year.Result: In injection group, significant reduction of mass was noted in 84% (n=l6) and 57% (n=11) of them showed complete disappearance. No serious complications were noted in any patient.Conclusion: Our experience showed that Bleomycin in aqueous solution is a good sclcrosing agent in the management of lymphangioma.

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    J. D. Rawat, Shandip Kumar Sinha, Ravi P. Kanojia, Asish Wakhlu, S. N. Kureel & R. K. Tandon

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Rawat, J.D., Sinha, S.K., Kanojia, R.P. et al. Non surgical management of cystic lymphangioma. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 58, 355–357 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03049593

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