Primary surgery vs primary sclerotherapy for head and neck lymphatic malformations

K Balakrishnan, MD Menezes, BS Chen… - … –Head & Neck …, 2014 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The optimal treatment for head and neck lymphatic malformations (LMs) is
unknown. To our knowledge, this is the first head-to-head comparison of primary surgery
and sclerotherapy for this condition. Objective To compare surgery and sclerotherapy as
initial treatment for head and neck LMs. Design, Setting, and Participants Retrospective
cohort study including patients in 2 pediatric vascular anomaly programs receiving treatment
for head and neck LMs. Interventions Primary surgery or primary sclerotherapy and any …