Lymphatic malformations of the head and neck: a proposal for staging
LM de Serres, KCY Sie… - Archives of otolaryngology …, 1995 - jamanetwork.com
Objective: To propose a staging system for patients with lymphatic malformations of the head
and neck. Design: Retrospective chart review. Patients: Fifty-six patients were treated for
lymphatic malformations from 1983 to 1993 at Children's Hospital and Medical Center,
Seattle, Wash. The charts were reviewed for anatomic location of the lesion, preoperative
and postoperative complications, number of procedures to control disease, long-term
sequelae, and persistence of disease. Lesions were characterized as being unilateral or …
and neck. Design: Retrospective chart review. Patients: Fifty-six patients were treated for
lymphatic malformations from 1983 to 1993 at Children's Hospital and Medical Center,
Seattle, Wash. The charts were reviewed for anatomic location of the lesion, preoperative
and postoperative complications, number of procedures to control disease, long-term
sequelae, and persistence of disease. Lesions were characterized as being unilateral or …