Table 1 Distribution of cases of LMs in the head and neck region and corresponding mode of treatment
From: Lymphatic malformations: a 9-year experience at the vascular anomaly clinic
Region | Number of cases | Sex | Affected side | Mode of management | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male/female | Right/left/bilateral | Excision | Bleomycin injection | Sirolimus | ||
Posterior triangle of the neck (Type 1) | 18 | 11: 7 | 9: 9: 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 |
Submandibular (Type 2) | 24 | 11: 13 | 9: 9: 6 | 9 | 20 | 6 |
Parotid | 8 | 5: 3 | 5: 3: 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Cheek | 8 | 4: 4 | 7: 1: 0 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
Tongue | 7 | 5: 2 | N/A | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Orbit | 5 | 3: 2 | 2: 3: 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Lip | 2 | 1: 1 | N/A | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Forehead | 1 | 0: 1 | 0: 1: 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Post-auricular | 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 0: 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 74 cases | 40: 34 | Â | 22 | 58 | 14 |