Author(s)

Youssouf Sidibé^1,2,3*, Abdoulaye Kanté^3,4, Amady Coulibaly^3,5, Rokia Koné⁵, Mamadou Koné⁶, Fatoumata Léonie François Diakité⁷, Drissa Ouattara⁴, Abdoul Wahab Haidara¹, Boubacar Sanogo³, Sidiki Dao², N’faly Konate², Kadiatou Singaré Doumbia^2,3, Samba Karim Timbo^2,3, Mohamed Keita^2,3, Alhousseini Ag Mohamed^2,3

¹ENT and Head and Neck Surgery Department, CHU Mother-Child “Luxembourg”, Bamako, Mali.
²ENT and Head and Neck Surgery Department, CHU Gabriel Touré, Bamako, Mali.
³Faculty of Medicine and Odontostomatology, Bamako, Mali.
⁴Service of Surgery “B”, CHU Point G, Bamako, Mali.
⁵Department of Stomatology and Maxillofacial Surgery, CHU-CNOS, Bamako, Mali.
⁶Dermatology Department of the National Center for Disease Control Support (CNAM), Bamako, Mali.
⁷Service of Paediatrics, CHU Gabriel Touré, Bamako, Mali.

Introduction: Cervical cystic lymphangiomas are rare benign dysembryoplastic tumors of lymphatic origin. Its severity in the child is due on one hand to their fast evolution and the compression of the way aerodigestive and on the other hand, by the classical difficulty of their excision. The purpose of this work was to report a case of giant cervical cystic lymphangioma in a child to discuss the difficulties associated with its management in our context. Observation: This was a 3-year-old female child who was admitted to the ENT department of CHU “Luxembourg” for right lateral cervical swelling. The clinical examination had noted a large anterior-latero cervical swelling of soft, renitent, painless palpation, movable in relation to the superficial and deep plane, measuring about 20 cm × 17 cm, the skin was healthy. It wasn’t particularity to the rest of the physical examination. The diagnosis of giant cervical cystic lymphangioma was discussed. Thorough excision of the swelling by right lateral cervicotomy was performed. Anatomopathological examination of the operative specimen confirmed the diagnosis. The postoperative course was simple and the evolution was favorable. Conclusion: Cervical cystic lymphangiomas are rare. Their management involves surgery, with short and long-term post-operative outcomes are often excellent.

Kystic Lymphangioma, Cervical, Child, Bamako

Sidibé, Y. , Kanté, A. , Coulibaly, A. , Koné, R. , Koné, M. , Diakité, F. , Ouattara, D. , Haidara, A. , Sanogo, B. , Dao, S. , Konate, N. , Doumbia, K. , Timbo, S. , Keita, M. and Mohamed, A. (2019) Giant Cervical Kystic Lymphangioma in Children: Surgical Management of a Case. International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, 8, 1-6. doi: 10.4236/ijohns.2019.81001.