A multidisciplinary approach to recurrent cervicothoracic cystic hygroma in an adult

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 66-68

  Cheng, Leo H H ^a   Wells, Frank C ^b  

^a CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cystic hygroma; Lymphangiomatosis; Mediastinum; Multidisciplinary approach

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYSTIC LYMPHANGIOMA; ESTHETIC SURGERY; EXCISION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; LYMPHANGIOMATOSIS; MEDIASTINUM CYST; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

EID: 0346639102     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-4356(03)00173-6     Document Type: Article

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