Table 2 Distribution of cases of LMs in the rest of the body 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 | Excision | Bleomycin injection | Sirolimus | ||
Trunk | 14 | 7: 7 | N/A | 5 | 7 | 1 |
Axilla | 12 | 3: 9 | 3: 9 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
Upper limb | 5 | 3: 2 | 4: 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Supra-clavicular | 4 | 4: 0 | 3: 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Gluteal | 6 | 4: 2 | 2: 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Groin | 5 | 2: 3 | 2: 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Lower limb | 5 | 3: 2 | 3: 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Abdominal (Mesenteric) | 4 | 3: 1 | N/A | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Abdominal (Retroperitoneal) | 2 | 1: 1 | N/A | Expectant treatment; spontaneous involution | ||
Total | 57 cases | 30: 27 | Â | 18 | 35 | 2 |