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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Badria Munir M.B.B.S.[2] Haytham Allaham, M.D. [3]
Overview
- There is no particular medical treatment for lymphangioma; the mainstay of therapy is surgery.
Medical Therapy
There is no particular medical treatment for lymphangioma; the mainstay of therapy is surgery.
- However propranolol is a potential option, which can be used in intractable lymphangiomatosis.[1]
- Sodium tetradecyl sulfate is an off lable option for treatment of lymphangioma circumscriptum.[2]
Other Therapies include:[3]
- Destructive treatments with carbon dioxide (CO2) laser
- Long-pulsed Nd-YAG laser
- Electrosurgery
- Cryotherapy
- Superficial radiotherapy sclerotherapy with 23.4% hypertonic saline
- Direct injection of a sclerosing agent, including 1% or 3% sodium tetradecyl sulfate, doxycycline or ethanol
References
- ↑ Sack M, Cassidy JT, Bole GG, Vinar O (December 1975). "Prognostic factors in polyarteritis". J. Rheumatol. 2 (4): 411–20. PMID 1533.
- ↑ Moos F, Richard P, Sugiura M, Iwasaki K, Kato R (November 1975). "[Adrenergic and cholinergic control of oxytocin release evoked by vaginal, vagal and mammary stimulation in lactating rats (author's transl)]". J. Physiol. (Paris) (in French). 70 (3): 315–32. PMID 1524.
- ↑ Rajasingham R, Bell JL, Baron DN (1971). "A comparative study of the isoenzymes of mammalian alpha-amylase". Enzyme. 12 (2): 180–6. PMID 5556746.