TREATMENT OF CERVICAL LYMPHANGIOMA USING FIBRIN ADHESIVE

We present a case of cervical lymphangioma operated on when one month old. Three weeks later he suffered a relapse which caused respiratory problems since it affected the retropharyngeal pouch, with movement an d compression of the upper airway. Given the technical difficulty of o perating again, the transoral injection of fibrin adhesive was used as a sclerotic agent, which resulted in remission of symptoms and accept able reduction in tumor size, The use of fibrin adhesive may be highly useful for the treatment of lymphangiomata and their complications.