Total, Subtotal, and Partial Surgical Removal of Cervicofacial Lymphangiomas

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Abstract
LYMPHANGIOMAS are relatively rare tumors occurring most frequently in the first decade of life. They originate from lymphatic vessels that are unable to drain their contents into the venous system.1 Lymphangiomas frequently present as painless soft tissue swelling in the head and neck. Different histologic varieties of this tumor (lymphangioma simplex, cavernous lymphangioma, and cystic lymphangioma) frequently coexist within one mass.2 The tumor is usually slow growing, may rarely regress spontaneously, and sometimes expands rapidly.3 Bleeding and infection can rapidly increase the size, threatening the airway.1 In some reported cases, lymphangioma appears following minimal cervical trauma.4,5

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