A case of cavernous lymphangioma causing shoulder pain

Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology 2018;34(2):69-72.
Published online November 30, 2018.

Ji Hoon Park;Bum Sang Lee;Jong Kyu Lee;Soo Kyung Jang;Jin Hwan Kim;Jung Won Kim;Dong Jin Lee

어깨 통증을 주증상으로 내원한 경부 해면상 림프관종 1례

박지훈;이범상;이종규;장수경;김진환;김정원;이동진

Abstract

Cavernous lymphangioma is a rare congenital malformation that usually appears in the early childhood. The most common site is head and neck area, where approximately 75% of all lymphangiomas occur. We present a cavernous lymphangioma abutting brachial plexus and causing shoulder pain. A 28-year-old male patient presented with right shoulder pain for 2 months. Neck MRI revealed a lobulated multiseptated cystic mass at the anterior superior aspect of the right neck. Inferior, medial aspect of the mass was abutting brachial plexus. Surgical excision was performed, and pathologic result with immunohistochemical analysis confirmed the diagnosis cavernous lymphangioma.

Key Words: cavernous lymphangioma, brachial plexus, shoulder pain