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A holistic approach to a rare pathology

Publication Title

Today's FDA

ISSN

1048-5317

Publication Date

1-1-2010

Abstract

A case of cystic hygroma (CH), a congenital lymph-filled multicystic hamartoma of the neck, with a holistic approach to patient management is presented. The stigma of the CH imposed by attending physicians, dentists, parents, teachers and peers affected the psychological development of this patient since her diagnosis in childhood. Although surgery relieves the threat of airway obstruction and may improve the esthetic appearance of the CH, the patient may be isolated and traumatized by the ignorance and superstitions of the individuals she encounters on a daily basis.

First Page

33

Last Page

37

Disciplines

Dentistry

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