Percutaneous Drainage and Povidone-Iodine Sclerotherapy of Cervical Lymphatic Malformation

Yonsei Med J. 2017 Nov;58(6):1249-1251. doi: 10.3349/ymj.2017.58.6.1249.

Abstract

Lymphatic malformations in cases with macrocystic lesions can be treated with surgical excision or sclerotherapy using alcohol, bleomycin, doxycycline, or OK-432. We report a case of a 24-year-old woman who underwent percutaneous drainage and povidone-iodine sclerotherapy as primary treatment for cervical lymphatic malformation. The patient underwent povidone-iodine sclerotherapy for 3 consecutive days. After 8 months, ultrasonography of the lesion in the neck revealed complete resolution of the cervical lymphatic malformation without any complication. Povidone-iodine sclerotherapy can be a safe and cost-effective treatment option for cervical lymphatic malformation.

Keywords: Lymphatic malformation; povidone-iodine; sclerotherapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Infective Agents, Local / administration & dosage
  • Anti-Infective Agents, Local / therapeutic use*
  • Drainage / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lymphatic Abnormalities / diagnostic imaging
  • Lymphatic Abnormalities / therapy*
  • Neck / diagnostic imaging*
  • Povidone-Iodine / administration & dosage
  • Povidone-Iodine / therapeutic use*
  • Sclerotherapy / methods*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ultrasonography
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents, Local
  • Povidone-Iodine