Cystic Hygroma of the breast in a 5 year old boy presenting as a gynecomastia

F. Çekmez, O. Pirgon, H. Bilgin, G. Aydemir

Department of Neonatology, Gülhane Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey. ferhat_cocuk@hotmail.com
Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and **Department of Pediatrics, Konya Research Hospital, Konya, Turkey

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• Pediatrics

Cystic hygroma, also known as lymphangioma, are unusual congenital malformations of the lymphatic system. Cystic lymphangioma is a rare lesion in the breast of children. Only a few cases have been documented in literature.

We report a rare case of a 5-year-old boy presented with a gradually enlarging, painless breast mass which was identified sonographically and histologically as a breast lymphangioma and treated by surgical excision. A local excision of the lump was performed and a diagnosis of cystic lymphangioma was made. Cyst was surgically removed, with preservation of normal tissue, and histopathologic findings showed a lymphangioma. The patient is well, after one year of follow-up, with no complaints or recurrence.

Published on: 2012/10/17

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