[Cervicofacial lymphangiomas in children].

Of 41 children, 22 girls and 19 boys, with cervicofacial lymphangioma, 31 had congenital lymphangiomas, 30 lymphangiomas with cervical expression but only 9 were restricted to the neck region. Operation in 35 children showed that in 12 cases the lymphangioma was limited in extent and failed to extend to the neck or parotidojugular region, and excision was complete and there were no recurrences. Partial excision was performed in 23 children in whom the lymphangioma extended to various degrees into the tongue, pharynx or larynx, and tracheotomy was necessary in 10 of these cases. Several operations, and particularly endoscopic resections, are often necessary in this type of dysembryoplasia in order to obtain a sufficient airway. Esthetic results are often disappointing.