Intralesional injection of OK-432 is an effective treatment modality for macrocystic-type lymphangiomas in the head and neck region. It has no complications, and surgical excision in case of failure is not compromised by fibrosis. Sclerosing of macrocystic-type lymphangiomas with OK-432 should therefore be considered before surgical excision.
All age groups had similar clinical presentations and outcomes. Ultrasound is a reliable and appropriate imaging modality for most patients. Surgery must effectively incorporate the tract and cyst to allow low recurrence rates (<2%). Clinically diagnosed thyroglossal tract remnant may, in fact, be other pathologies in 10 percent of cases. Nevertheless, our recommendation is a Sistrunk procedure for all midline neck lesions suspected to be a thyroglossal tract remnant.
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