1991
Cervicofacial Cystic Hygroma: Patterns of Recurrence and Management of the Difficult Case
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“…Macrocystic lesions, on the other hand, are more localized and respect tissue planes, allowing easier excision. 4,6,7,14,15 In this series of patients, 15 of the total 20 lesions were of the microcystic type, in accordance with the relative findings in the literature. On excision of microcystic lesions of the tongue, distorting and extending in various tissue planes, the identification and preservation of important structures were difficult in several cases, warranting a more conservative approach to avoid mutilation of the organ.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 90%
“…Macrocystic lesions, on the other hand, are more localized and respect tissue planes, allowing easier excision. 4,6,7,14,15 In this series of patients, 15 of the total 20 lesions were of the microcystic type, in accordance with the relative findings in the literature. On excision of microcystic lesions of the tongue, distorting and extending in various tissue planes, the identification and preservation of important structures were difficult in several cases, warranting a more conservative approach to avoid mutilation of the organ.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 90%
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Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 84%
“…The distinction has been made between suprahyoid and infrahyoid tumors, with the need for further treatment being far more common in the former. 6,20 However, this prognostic division was not found in the present study.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 84%
