Torres ÍA, Pérez TE, Tejeda TY, Olivera PM, Martínez PJR

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ABSTRACT

Lymphangioma is a benign lesion that originates from lymphatic tissue. It is also considered a hematomatous proliferation of lymphatic vessels and associated tissues, so it is a developmental anomaly or congenital malformation that appears in children during the first years of life. Most of these lesions appear from birth and approximately 90% of cases arise up to 2 years of age. This lesion was located in the lower alveolar ridge of a newborn girl, with its base in the area of the lower incisors, 3 cm in diameter, assessed by the maxillofacial surgeon of the Pediatric Universitary Octavio de la Concepción de la Pedraja Hospital, on January 2006. Surgical intervention was carried out at 16 hours from birth, since the lymphangioma prevented its feeding. The biopsy corroborated this diagnosis. The patient was consulted for several years to date without recurrence or sequelae. The patient did not need other additional treatments.