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A 63-year-old man with a history of cystic hygroma presented with sudden neck enlargement, feeling faint on swallowing, and pooling saliva.
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Case report of a 63-year-old man presenting with sudden neck enlargement due to a suspected cystic hygroma complication.
Alerts clinicians to rare adult cystic hygroma complications; leaves open evidence-based management strategies.
A 63-year-old man presented with a sudden enlargement of his neck. During the previous 10 years, his neck had grown progressively larger until he was no longer able to button up his shirts or wear a necktie. A previous diagnosis of cystic hygroma had been made, and conservative management advised. The increase in swelling on the left side of his neck occurred suddenly while he was watching television. He felt faint on swallowing and began pooling saliva. On examination, his neck was swollen, soft, and nontender (Panel A). The swelling moved on swallowing. Computed tomography (Panel B) showed a large . . .
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McDonnell et al. (2006) conducted a case report in Cystic hygroma with sudden neck enlargement (n=1). A 63-year-old man with a history of cystic hygroma presented with sudden neck enlargement, feeling faint on swallowing, and pooling saliva.
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