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Lymphangioma of the sphenoid sinus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

T. Major
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Medical and Health Science Centre, University of Debrecen, Hungary.
A. Nagy
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Medical and Health Science Centre, University of Debrecen, Hungary.
G. Erdélyi
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Medical and Health Science Centre, University of Debrecen, Hungary.
I. Sziklai
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Medical and Health Science Centre, University of Debrecen, Hungary.

Abstract

Lymphangiomas are rare benign lymphatic tumours found predominantly in the head and neck region. A case of a cavernous lymphangioma isolated to the sphenoid sinus is described. The authors emphasize the extreme rarity of the isolated sphenoid lymphangioma, as to their knowledge this is the first report in the English literature.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2003

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