Alveolar lymphangioma diagnosed in a white Irish neonate: a previously unreported finding

Abstract

Historically, alveolar lymphangiomas have been reported exclusively in the oral cavities of black infants. To the author’s knowledge this is the first report of alveolar lymphangioma in a white Irish neonate. The paper presents multiple alveolar lymphangiomas found in the oral cavity of a white Irish neonate in a Dublin children’s hospital. The child’s medical background, differential diagnosis, management options and outcome are discussed.