Yaşlı bir hastada lingual kistik lenfanjiyom

Altmış yedi yaşında erkek hasta, dilin ucunda 30 yılı aşkın süredir var olan ve konuşma sorunu yaratan multilobüler, yumuşak bir kitle yakınmasıyla baş- vurdu. Ağız incelemesinde 15x15x10 mm boyutla- rında, geniş tabanlı multilobüler bir kitle görüldü. Manyetik rezonans görüntülemede de multiloküler kistik tümör gözlendi. Kistik lezyon total eksizyon ile çıkarıldı. Ameliyattan sonra dilin hareketi ve duyu- mu normaldi. Histopatolojik tanı kistik lenfanjiyom olarak kondu

Lingual cystic lymphangioma in an elderly patient

A 67-year-old man presented with a multilobulated, soft lesion at the tip of the tongue, causing articulation problem. The patient stated that it had been present for more than 30 years. Oral examination showed a multilobular mass with a large base, 15×15×10 mm in size. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a multilocular cystic tumor. The patient underwent total excision. After surgery, tongue movement and sensation were normal. Histopathologic diagnosis was cystic lymphangioma.

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